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Zeraora
#807Unreleased

Zeraora

Electric

Best attacking moveset: Volt Switch and Plasma Fists, worth 16.6 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Zeraora can learn 10 combinations. Volt Switch with Plasma Fists 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
SparkElectric40.5s+6
Volt SwitchElectric131.5s+20
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
DischargeElectric652.5s-33
Dynamic PunchFighting852.5s-50
Plasma FistsElectric1353.5s-50
Thunder PunchElectric502.0s-33
Wild ChargeElectric902.5s-50

Best moveset against each type

Zeraora does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Normal.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FlyingVolt Switch + Plasma Fists26.1
WaterVolt Switch + Plasma Fists26.1
NormalVolt Switch + Dynamic Punch16.8
RockVolt Switch + Dynamic Punch16.8
SteelVolt Switch + Dynamic Punch16.8
IceVolt Switch + Dynamic Punch16.8
DarkVolt Switch + Dynamic Punch16.8
FightingVolt Switch + Plasma Fists16.6
PoisonVolt Switch + Plasma Fists16.6
BugVolt Switch + Plasma Fists16.6
GhostVolt Switch + Plasma Fists16.6
FireVolt Switch + Plasma Fists16.6
PsychicVolt Switch + Plasma Fists16.6
FairyVolt Switch + Plasma Fists16.6
GrassVolt Switch + Dynamic Punch10.4
ElectricVolt Switch + Dynamic Punch10.4
DragonVolt Switch + Dynamic Punch10.4
GroundSpark + Dynamic Punch10.0

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 Zeraora is actually for.

Counters: what beats Zeraora

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
GroudonGroundMud ShotPrecipice BladesLegacy27.1
EternatusPoisonDragonPoison JabDynamax CannonLegacy26.1
ExcadrillGroundSteelMud SlapEarthquake25.7
MamoswineIceGroundMud SlapHigh Horsepower25.2
DeoxysPsychicZen HeadbuttPsycho Boost25.0

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

Type matchups

Weak toGround
ResistsFlyingSteelElectric

Shiny

No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.

Numbers

Max CP3,865 at level 50, 3,419 at level 40
Raid catch1,953 CP at level 20, or 2,442 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch1,870 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats252 attack · 177 defense · 204 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Size1.5 m and 44.5 kg