Zoroark
Dark
Best attacking moveset: Snarl and Foul Play, worth 13.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Zoroark can learn 8 combinations. Snarl with Foul Play 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Night Shade | Ghost | 60 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Zoroark has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,907 at level 50, 2,571 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,469 CP at level 20, or 1,836 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,395 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 250 attack · 127 defense · 155 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 81.1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Zoroark 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, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Snarl + Foul Play | 22.1 |
| Psychic | Snarl + Foul Play | 22.1 |
| Grass | Snarl + Sludge Bomb | 17.5 |
| Bug | Snarl + Flamethrower | 15.7 |
| Steel | Snarl + Flamethrower | 15.7 |
| Ice | Snarl + Flamethrower | 15.7 |
| Fairy | Snarl + Sludge Bomb | 15.6 |
| Normal | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 |
| Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 | |
| Poison | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 |
| Ground | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 |
| Rock | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 |
| Fire | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 |
| Water | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 |
| Electric | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 |
| Dragon | Snarl + Foul Play | 13.6 |
| Fighting | Shadow Claw + Sludge Bomb | 11.4 |
| Dark | Snarl + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
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 Zoroark is actually for.
Counters: what beats Zoroark
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 43.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Focus Blast | 42.2 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 41.4 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 39.6 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 39.3 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 36.7 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 36.2 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 35.9 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 35.8 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 35.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Zoroark's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.