Vigoroth
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Scratch and Body Slam, worth 7.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Vigoroth can learn 8 combinations. Scratch with Body Slam does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Bulldoze | Ground | 80 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Vigoroth has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,225 at level 50, 1,968 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,124 CP at level 20, or 1,405 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,061 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 159 attack · 145 defense · 190 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.4 m and 46.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Vigoroth does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ice, Normal, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ice | Counter + Rock Slide | 11.2 |
| Normal | Counter + Brick Break | 10.5 |
| Rock | Counter + Brick Break | 10.5 |
| Steel | Counter + Brick Break | 10.5 |
| Dark | Counter + Brick Break | 10.5 |
| Scratch + Rock Slide | 9.5 | |
| Bug | Scratch + Rock Slide | 9.5 |
| Fire | Scratch + Rock Slide | 9.5 |
| Poison | Scratch + Bulldoze | 8.9 |
| Electric | Scratch + Bulldoze | 8.9 |
| Fighting | Scratch + Body Slam | 7.8 |
| Ground | Scratch + Body Slam | 7.8 |
| Water | Scratch + Body Slam | 7.8 |
| Grass | Scratch + Body Slam | 7.8 |
| Psychic | Scratch + Body Slam | 7.8 |
| Dragon | Scratch + Body Slam | 7.8 |
| Fairy | Scratch + Body Slam | 7.8 |
| Ghost | Scratch + Rock Slide | 6.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Vigoroth is actually for.
Counters: what beats Vigoroth
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 38.6 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 35.3 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 35.1 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 34.9 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 33.3 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 32.1 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 31.9 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 31.7 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 31.5 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 31.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Vigoroth's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.