Wobbuffet
Psychic
Best attacking moveset: Counter and Mirror Coat, worth 3.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Wobbuffet can learn 3 combinations. Counter with Mirror Coat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Fairy | 20 | 1.5s | +11 |
| Counter | Fighting | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Splash | Water | 0 | 1.5s | +17 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror Coat | Psychic | 60 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Wobbuffet has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,160 at level 50, 1,026 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 586 CP at level 20, or 733 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 532 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 60 attack · 106 defense · 382 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 | 1.3 m and 28.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Wobbuffet does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Normal, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fighting | Charm + Mirror Coat | 5.0 |
| Normal | Counter + Mirror Coat | 4.2 |
| Rock | Counter + Mirror Coat | 4.2 |
| Ice | Counter + Mirror Coat | 4.2 |
| Dragon | Charm + Mirror Coat | 4.2 |
| Steel | Counter + Mirror Coat | 3.8 |
| Poison | Counter + Mirror Coat | 3.7 |
| Ground | Counter + Mirror Coat | 3.6 |
| Fire | Counter + Mirror Coat | 3.6 |
| Water | Counter + Mirror Coat | 3.6 |
| Grass | Counter + Mirror Coat | 3.6 |
| Electric | Counter + Mirror Coat | 3.6 |
| Dark | Charm + Mirror Coat | 3.5 |
| Charm + Mirror Coat | 3.2 | |
| Bug | Charm + Mirror Coat | 3.2 |
| Ghost | Charm + Mirror Coat | 3.2 |
| Fairy | Charm + Mirror Coat | 3.2 |
| Psychic | Charm + Mirror Coat | 2.8 |
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 Wobbuffet is actually for.
Counters: what beats Wobbuffet
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 48.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 46.8 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 43.7 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 43.3 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 43.3 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 42.4 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 41.4 |
 Dragapult | DragonGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 41.3 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 40.6 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball | 40.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Wobbuffet's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.