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Zweilous
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Zweilous

DarkDragon

Best attacking moveset: Bite and Dragon Pulse, worth 8.2 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Zweilous can learn 6 combinations. Bite with Dragon Pulse 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

Takes double damageFairy
Weak toFightingBugIceDragon
ResistsGhostFireWaterGrassElectricDark
Strongly resistsPsychic
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BiteDark60.5s+4
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Body SlamNormal502.0s-33
Dark PulseDark803.0s-50
Dragon PulseDragon903.5s-50

Shiny

Zweilous
Normal
Shiny Zweilous
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Zweilous has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Deino
Deino
Zweilous
Zweilous
Hydreigon
Hydreigon

Numbers

Max CP2,079 at level 50, 1,839 at level 40
Raid catch1,051 CP at level 20, or 1,313 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch990 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats159 attack · 135 defense · 176 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Purify a Shadow one5,000 Stardust and 5 Candy
Size1.4 m and 50 kg

Best moveset against each type

Zweilous 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 Dragon, Ghost, Psychic.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DragonDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse13.3
GhostBite + Dark Pulse13.1
PsychicBite + Dark Pulse13.1
NormalBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
FightingDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.2
FlyingBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
PoisonBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
GroundBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
RockBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
BugBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
FireBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
WaterBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
GrassBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
ElectricBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
IceBite + Dragon Pulse8.2
DarkDragon Breath + Dragon Pulse8.2
SteelBite + Dark Pulse8.1
FairyBite + Body Slam6.0

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 Zweilous is actually for.

Counters: what beats Zweilous

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EnamorusFairyFlyingFairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam55.5
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy52.2
XerneasFairyGeomancy + Moonblast Legacy50.3
GardevoirPsychicFairyCharm + Dazzling Gleam47.7
HatterenePsychicFairyCharm + Dazzling Gleam47.7
Tapu KokoElectricFairyQuick Attack + Natures Madness Legacy47.6
Tapu LelePsychicFairyAstonish + Natures Madness Legacy45.8
TogekissFairyFlyingCharm + Dazzling Gleam45.5
XurkitreeElectricThunder Shock + Dazzling Gleam45.1
PrimarinaWaterFairyCharm + Moonblast44.7

Ranked by damage per second against Zweilous's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.