Weavile
DarkIce
Best attacking moveset: Snarl and Avalanche, worth 14.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Weavile can learn 12 combinations. Snarl with Avalanche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint Attack | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Ice Shard | Ice | 10 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Triple Axel | Ice | 60 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Weavile has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,397 at level 50, 3,005 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,717 CP at level 20, or 2,146 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,638 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 243 attack · 171 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.1 m and 34 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Weavile does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Flying.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Snarl + Foul Play | 21.1 |
| Psychic | Snarl + Foul Play | 21.1 |
| Ice Shard + Avalanche | 19.7 | |
| Ground | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 19.7 |
| Grass | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 19.7 |
| Dragon | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 19.7 |
| Normal | Snarl + Focus Blast | 16.8 |
| Rock | Snarl + Focus Blast | 16.8 |
| Steel | Snarl + Focus Blast | 16.8 |
| Ice | Snarl + Focus Blast | 16.8 |
| Dark | Snarl + Focus Blast | 14.8 |
| Poison | Snarl + Avalanche | 14.0 |
| Bug | Snarl + Avalanche | 14.0 |
| Electric | Snarl + Avalanche | 14.0 |
| Fire | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.5 |
| Water | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.5 |
| Fighting | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 12.4 |
| Fairy | Ice Shard + Avalanche | 12.4 |
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 Weavile is actually for.
Counters: what beats Weavile
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 53.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 48.6 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 48.4 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 48.0 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 45.8 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 44.2 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 43.8 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 43.7 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 43.4 |
 Marshadow | FightingGhost | Counter + Close Combat | 42.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Weavile's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.