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Vigoroth
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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.

Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
CounterFighting131.0s+9
ScratchNormal60.5s+4
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Body SlamNormal502.0s-33
Brick BreakFighting401.5s-33
BulldozeGround803.5s-50
Rock SlideRock752.5s-50

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.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
IceCounter + Rock Slide11.2
NormalCounter + Brick Break10.5
RockCounter + Brick Break10.5
SteelCounter + Brick Break10.5
DarkCounter + Brick Break10.5
FlyingScratch + Rock Slide9.5
BugScratch + Rock Slide9.5
FireScratch + Rock Slide9.5
PoisonScratch + Bulldoze8.9
ElectricScratch + Bulldoze8.9
FightingScratch + Body Slam7.8
GroundScratch + Body Slam7.8
WaterScratch + Body Slam7.8
GrassScratch + Body Slam7.8
PsychicScratch + Body Slam7.8
DragonScratch + Body Slam7.8
FairyScratch + Body Slam7.8
GhostScratch + Rock Slide6.2

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

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
LucarioFightingSteelForce PalmAura SphereLegacy38.6
PheromosaBugFightingLow KickFocus Blast35.3
TerrakionRockFightingDouble KickSacred SwordLegacy35.1
BlazikenFireFightingCounterAura Sphere34.9
KartanaGrassSteelFury CutterSacred Sword33.3

Ranked by damage per second against Vigoroth's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Vigoroth is weak to.

Type matchups

Weak toFighting
Strongly resistsGhost

Shiny

Vigoroth
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Shiny Vigoroth
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Vigoroth has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

Max CP2,225 at level 50, 1,968 at level 40
Raid catch1,124 CP at level 20, or 1,405 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,061 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats159 attack · 145 defense · 190 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy
Size1.4 m and 46.5 kg