Pheromosa #0795
| Max CP | L402842L503213L51 · Best Buddy3251 |
| Buddy Distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Released | Jul 1, 2022Jun 14, 2024 |
Type Effectiveness
Pheromosa takes 256% from Flying, and 160% from Fire, Psychic and Fairy moves.
Pheromosa is a Bug/Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Flying and weak to Fire, Psychic and Fairy.
It reaches 3213 CP at level 50, or 3251 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Bug Bite with Bug Buzz.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BugBug Bite | BugBug Buzz | 14.6 | 129 | |
| 2 | FightingLow Kick | BugBug Buzz | 13.9 | 122 |
| 3 | BugBug Bite | FightingFocus Blast | 13.7 | 120 |
| 4 | BugBug Bite | FightingClose Combat | 13.1 | 115 |
| 5 | FightingLow Kick | FightingFocus Blast | 12.6 | 111 |
| 6 | BugBug Bite | BugLunge | 12.6 | 110 |
| 7 | FightingLow Kick | BugLunge | 12.3 | 108 |
| 8 | FightingLow Kick | FightingClose Combat | 12.2 | 107 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Bug | 5 | 6 | 0.5s | 10.0 | 12.0 | |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 5 | 0.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Combat | Fighting | 105 | 100 | 2.5s | 42.0 | 1.05 | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 95 | 50 | 3.5s | 27.1 | 1.90 | |
| Lunge | Bug | 55 | 33 | 3.0s | 18.3 | 1.67 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Bug | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close Combat | Fighting | 100 | 45 | 2.22 | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 150 | 75 | 2.00 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | 100 | 60 | 1.67 | |
| Lunge | Bug | 70 | 45 | 1.56 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK141.6 eDPS - 2
Mega StaraptorFlyingGustEFlyingBrave Bird+107.2 eDPS - 3
Shadow MoltresFlyingWing AttackFlyingFly103.1 eDPS - 4
Mega SkarmoryFlyingAir SlashFlyingDrill Peck+97.2 eDPS - 5
Shadow SalamenceFireFire FangFlyingFly94.8 eDPS - 6
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+93.1 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 2 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega MalamarMega RaidBugBug BiteBugBug Buzz+0.2% Gainover Volcarona
Defense Forme DeoxysTier 5 RaidBugBug BiteBugBug Buzz+0.0% Gainover Tyranitar
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 115310/10/10 | 121815/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 153810/10/10 | 162415/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 192210/10/10 | 203015/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 24000/0/0 | 284215/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 27130/0/0 | 321315/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 27450/0/0 | 325115/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1218 | 1028 |
| Level 20 | 1624 | 1371 |
| Level 25 | 2030 | 1714 |
| Level 30 | 2436 | 2057 |
| Level 35 | 2639 | 2228 |
| Level 40 | 2842 | 2400 |
| Level 45 | 3024 | 2554 |
| Level 50 | 3213 | 2713 |
| Level 51 | 3251 | 2745 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.8 m · 25 kg |
| Gender Ratio | Genderless |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Pheromosa in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1/15/11 | 1500 | 19.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/14/13 | 1500 | 19.5 | 99.90% |
| #3 | 6/15/15 | 1500 | 19 | 99.88% |
| #4 | 0/15/11 | 1495 | 19.5 | 99.68% |
| #5 | 0/15/12 | 1499 | 19.5 | 99.68% |
| #6 | 0/14/13 | 1496 | 19.5 | 99.59% |
| #7 | 0/14/14 | 1500 | 19.5 | 99.59% |
| #8 | 5/15/15 | 1496 | 19 | 99.57% |
| #9 | 0/13/15 | 1496 | 19.5 | 99.48% |
| #10 | 2/15/10 | 1500 | 19.5 | 99.39% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1954 of 4,096, with 94.61% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/15 | 2500 | 34.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/14 | 2500 | 35 | 99.76% |
| #3 | 3/15/14 | 2497 | 34 | 99.46% |
| #4 | 0/15/12 | 2499 | 35 | 99.36% |
| #5 | 1/14/15 | 2495 | 34.5 | 99.31% |
| #6 | 5/15/15 | 2500 | 33.5 | 99.30% |
| #7 | 0/15/14 | 2493 | 34.5 | 99.30% |
| #8 | 2/15/12 | 2495 | 34.5 | 99.22% |
| #9 | 0/12/15 | 2500 | 35.5 | 99.19% |
| #10 | 2/15/14 | 2489 | 34 | 99.15% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #241 of 4,096, with 97.78% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.