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Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all A+ Tier

Pokemon Stats

Type
13.00 kg Weight
1.80 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,727
Level 40: 3,297
Level 25: 2,355 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,884 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,413 (Research Tasks)
ATK 315
DEF 148
STA 142

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Astonish
Shadow Ball
A
Incinerate
Mystical Fire
A
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Astonish and Shadow Ball makes Blacephalon a powerful Ghost Type attacker, though it could be better if Astonish wasn't so bad in-and-of itself.
  • Incinerate and Mystical Fire is a powerful Fire Type moveset, and quite possibly Blacephalon's strongest overall moveset.
  • Overheat falls behind in terms of damage output and utility.

PVE Overview

Blacpehalon is one of the apex Ultra Beasts, a clownish power-house with a huge Attack stat and access to many outstanding moves that come together to make this Pokemon a monster. It's also able to pull double-duty with Fire and Ghost alike, making it a great investment for newer players, as it's just a second charged moves and/or some TMs away from filling two roles in one.

However, Blacephalon isn't quite as ubiquitously outstanding as select other Ultra Beasts like Kartana. This is due to the fact that both of its best movesets have at least some issues.

As a Fire Type attacker, it has great raw power behind it, but it's also a fairly frail Pokemon running Incinerate as a Fast Move. While Incinerate has outstanding power, it's also a very slow move, meaning Blacephalon will have issues with dodging to keep it on the field for as long as possible. Fortunately, Mystical Fire comes out pretty frequently, so it has an advantage on that front.

As a Ghost Type attacker, Blacephalon is held back from where it rightfully should be for one reason: Astonish. While Shadow Ball is genuinely great, Astonish is really not, so it's going to make fewer waves on this side.

All-in-all, Blacephalon is a really great Pokemon with a lot of power, but it's still missing one big thing: Mind Blown. This is Blacephalon's Fire Type Signature Move, and could very well be a great move that allows it to rise to even greater heights in the Fire meta.

Fast Moves

29
Incinerate
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
2.30
1.80
8.70
12.61
15.76
8
Astonish
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
1.10
0.35
12.73
7.27
9.09

Charge Moves

160
Overheat
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.00
1.20
0.00
 1.60
40.00
50.00
 64.00
60
Mystical Fire
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.70
0.00
 1.82
30.00
37.50
 54.55
100
Shadow Ball
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.40
0.00
 2.00
33.33
41.67
 66.67

Other

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% 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
20014046
2001.58396
2002126146
2002.5169195
4003212245
4003.5255295
4004298345
4004.5341394
6005384444
6005.5427494
6006470544
6006.5513594
8007556643
8007.5599693
8008642743
8008.5686793
10009729842
10009.5772892
100010815942
100010.5855989
1300118961036
130011.59371083
1300129781130
130012.510181177
16001310591224
160013.511001271
16001411401319
160014.511811366
19001512221413
190015.512631460
19001613031507
190016.513441554
22001713851601
220017.514261648
22001814661695
220018.515071742
25001915481789
250019.515891836
25002016291884
250020.516701931
30002117111978
300021.517522025
30002217922072
300022.518332119
35002318742166
350023.519152213
35002419552260
350024.519962308
40002520372355
400025.520782402
40002621182449
400026.521592496
45002722002543
450027.522412590
45002822812637
450028.523222684
50002923632732
500029.524042779
50003024442826
500030.524652849
60003124852873
600031.525052896
60003225262920
600032.525462944
70003325672967
700033.525872991
70003426073014
700034.526283038
80003526483061
800035.526683085
80003626893108
800036.527093132
90003727293155
900037.527503179
90003827703203
900038.527913226
100003928113250
1000039.528313273
100004028523297
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