Weezing
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Sludge Bomb, worth 9.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Weezing can learn 12 combinations. Tackle with Sludge Bomb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Rollout | Rock | 15 | 1.5s | +19 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Weezing has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,592 at level 50, 2,293 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,310 CP at level 20, or 1,637 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,242 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 174 attack · 197 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| 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 | 1.2 m and 9.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Weezing does not have one best moveset, it has 7. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 14.4 |
| Fairy | Rollout + Sludge Bomb | 13.4 |
| Psychic | Infestation + Shadow Ball | 13.2 |
| Rollout + Thunderbolt | 12.5 | |
| Ghost | Rollout + Shadow Ball | 12.3 |
| Water | Rollout + Thunderbolt | 11.2 |
| Bug | Rollout + Sludge Bomb | 10.8 |
| Fire | Rollout + Sludge Bomb | 10.8 |
| Ice | Rollout + Sludge Bomb | 10.8 |
| Dark | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Normal | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 9.7 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 9.7 |
| Electric | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 9.7 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 9.7 |
| Poison | Tackle + Shadow Ball | 9.0 |
| Ground | Tackle + Shadow Ball | 9.0 |
| Rock | Rollout + Shadow Ball | 8.7 |
| Steel | Infestation + Shadow Ball | 7.8 |
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 Weezing is actually for.
Counters: what beats Weezing
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 29.6 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 25.2 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 24.5 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 24.5 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 24.4 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 24.4 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 24.3 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 23.8 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 23.5 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 23.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Weezing's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.