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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
46.00 kg Weight
1.60 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,999
Level 40: 2,652
Level 25: 1,894 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,515 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,137 (Research Tasks)
ATK 180
DEF 194
STA 212

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Counter
Cross Chop
B
B-
Counter
Night Slash
C
A
Lick
Night Slash
A
C
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Lick, despite lacking STAB, can pair with Night Slash to let Obstagoon counter Psychic and Ghost Types
  • Counter can pair with Cross Chop for a pseudo-fighting move, though it's not great in this role.
  • Ignore Gunk Shot and Hyper Beam, they have no utility on offense for Obstagoon.
  • Obstruct has pitiful damage output and is only meant for PvP.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Counter is definitely stronger on defense, outclassing Lick by every meaningful metric.
  • Night Slash has 3 bars, STAB, and very solid neutral coverage.
  • Cross Chop is an okay choice, though it's definitely weaker here.
  • Gunk Shot and Hyper Beam are far too slow on defense due to being 1-bar.
  • Obstruct has pitiful damage output and is only meant for PvP.

PVE Overview

Despite its wild outward appearance, Obstagoon is not really worth raising in PvE. Its stats aren't great, it lacks a STAB fast move, and it falls like a house of cards against any Fighting Type coverage that the enemy may have up its sleeve. Its only real claim to fame is a triple resistance to Ghost, but even that doesn't make it an impressive choice.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Counter
Night Slash
Cross Chop
A
Counter
Night Slash
Obstruct*
A
Counter
Night Slash
Hyper Beam
A-
Counter
Night Slash
Gunk Shot
A-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Counter + Night Slash and Cross Chop or Gunk Shot or Hyper Beam or Obstruct*

Counter is one of the best fast moves in the game, and is superior to Lick in terms of damage output, energy generation, and coverage. 

Night Slash takes advantage of STAB to provide consistent damage, and has a small chance to boost Obstagoon's ATK. Cross Chop is sometimes underwhelming, but Obstagoon may need it to nail certain Fighting weak targets. Gunk Shot costs large amounts of energy, but is the only option available to threaten Obstagoon's weakness to Fairy-types. Hyper Beam demands enormous energy to use, but in return threatens significant neutral damage with STAB. 

Obstruct is a move limited to Community Day events and Elite TMs. It offers appealing utility on paper, buffing Obstagoon's DEF and reducing the opponent's DEF by 1 stage. However its damage output is pathetic, and with an energy cost of 40 and not the cheaper 35 tier, its performance is unfortunately not as impressive as we hoped. For more consistency and meaningful shield threat, it is recommended to use Night Slash paired with another secondary tech option, as Obstruct alone may not be adequate to deal sufficient Dark-type damage for Obstagoon's role, depending on the matchup. Obstruct's stat modifications can be very significant in drawn out matches, however.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 4 / 5

In the context of open Great League, Obstagoon is the textbook definition of an anti-meta Pokemon. It sports a rather unique combination of positive matchups that enables it to break cores. Most notably, cores revolving around Ghost types, Steel types, and Walrein can find themselves struggling against Obstagoon. On the other hand, it has extremely exploitable weaknesses due to its double weakness to Fighting and its lack of reliable answer to Fairy-type Pokemon.

Obstagoon is often compared to Scrafty, due to both Pokemon's Fighting- and Dark- coverage. Scrafty may sometimes be seen as the superior option due to its STAB Counter. Obstagoon's claim to fame, however, is its near-immunity to Ghost thanks to its Normal typing, granting it more decisive wins against Ghost-type Pokemon such as Trevenant and Cofagrigus.

Ultra League: 4 / 5

Obstagoon reprises its role as a corebreaker in the Ultra League, preying once again on Ghost- and Steel-type Pokemon, as well as the omnipresent Walrein. The increased bulk in Ultra League gives Obstagoon more opportunities to boost with Obstruct or Night Slash, which can quickly snowball out of control. It has a tougher time breaking down Registeel than in Great League, however. Dragon Breath Giratina is also an unpleasant matchup. Like with Great League, it competes with Scrafty for this corebreaking role.

Master League: 0 / 5

With a max CP of 2999, Obstagoon lacks sufficient stats for Master League. It does have somewhat positive matchups vs Dialga, Giratina-O, Excadrill, and Mewtwo, which turns it into a gimmicky corebreaker

Fast Moves

12
Counter
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.20
8.89
13.33
16.67
5
Lick
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.30
12.00
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

50
Cross Chop
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.50
0.40
0.00
 1.00
33.33
41.67
 33.33
50
Night Slash
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.70
0.00
 1.52
22.73
28.41
 34.44
150
Hyper Beam
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.80
0.30
0.00
 1.50
39.47
49.34
 59.21
130
Gunk Shot
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
1.00
0.00
 1.30
41.94
52.42
 54.52

Elite Charge Moves

20
Obstruct
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.70
1.10
0.00
 0.61
11.76
14.71
 7.13

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 4.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate4.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
256% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
24.4% damage
39.1% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013237
2001.56677
2002101117
2002.5135157
4003169197
4003.5204237
4004238277
4004.5273317
6005307357
6005.5341397
6006376437
6006.5410477
8007445517
8007.5479558
8008513598
8008.5548638
10009582678
10009.5617718
100010651758
100010.5684796
130011716833
130011.5749871
130012781909
130012.5814947
160013846985
160013.58791023
1600149121061
160014.59441099
1900159771137
190015.510091174
19001610421212
190016.510741250
22001711071288
220017.511391326
22001811721364
220018.512051402
25001912371440
250019.512701477
25002013021515
250020.513351553
30002113671591
300021.514001629
30002214331667
300022.514651705
35002314981743
350023.515301781
35002415631819
350024.515961857
40002516281894
400025.516611932
40002616931970
400026.517262008
45002717582046
450027.517912084
45002818242122
450028.518562160
50002918892198
500029.519212236
50003019542273
500030.519702292
60003119862311
600031.520032330
60003220192349
600032.520352368
70003320522387
700033.520682406
70003420842425
700034.521002444
80003521172463
800035.521332482
80003621492501
800036.521662520
90003721822539
900037.521982558
90003822142577
900038.522312595
100003922472614
1000039.522632633
100004022792652
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