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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Darmanitan
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B+
Great League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
92.90 kg Weight
1.30 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,511
Level 40: 3,105
Level 25: 2,218 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,774 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,331 (Research Tasks)
ATK 263
DEF 114
STA 233

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Fire Fang
Overheat
A
C
Fire Fang
Psychic
B
C
Fire Fang
Rock Slide
C
B
Tackle
Rock Slide
X
B
Incinerate
Overheat
A-
B
Incinerate
Rock Slide
X
A
Incinerate
Psychic
B-
B
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Fire Fang is superior to Incinerate in PvE offense. 
  • Tackle is bad, TM this. 
  • Overheat enables Darmanitan to fulfill its Fire-type role and is recommended. 
  • Focus Blast can be a decent downgrade option if lacking TMs. 
  • Rock Slide is more flexible as a 2-bar move, but only synergizes well against Ice-type Pokemon.
  • Psychic is better suited for Psychic-type attackers. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Incinerate is the best on defense due to its incredible base power. 
  • Fire Fang has less than half the base power of Incinerate, making it considerably worse on defense. 
  • Tackle is bad on defense, just like how it's bad on offense. 
  • Psychic as a 2-bar move can be used frequently, and provides strong neutral damage. 
  • Rock Slide is a slightly worse option in both damage and timing, but still okay if TMs are lacking.
  • Overheat as a 1-bar move might not be accessible before Darmanitan faints.
  • Focus Blast provides the best coverage, but is also the slowest and easiest to dodge. 

PVE Overview

Darmanitan's high ATK stat and access to a powerful relevant moveset puts it near the top of the non-shadow/non-mega Fire Type DPS list. However, it's a rather difficult Pokemon to obtain outside of events. Its performance is comparable to that of Reshiram's, however Darmanitan's bulk causes it to faint much sooner, making it a slight downgrade in terms of overall performance. That doesn't mean Darmanitan is a bad Pokemon though. 

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Incinerate
Rock Slide
Overheat
A
Fire Fang
Rock Slide
Overheat
A-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Incinerate + Rock Slide and Overheat or Psychic 

Incinerate is generally recommended for its considerably faster energy generation compared to Fire Fang, but the latter offers slightly more damage output. Tackle is useless. 

Rock Slide is an efficient charge move and provides valuable coverage. Overheat costs a moderate 55 energy and has the potential to deal massive damage if unshielded, but a -2 ATK self-debuff makes it risky to use. Psychic costs the same amount of energy, but its coverage is less useful in most formats. Focus Blast is often too expensive to use energy-wise, but its coverage and high damage could be significant if unshielded. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1.5 / 5

Darmanitan is a mono-Fire type with high offensive potential, poor bulk, and a somewhat cumbersome moveset. Its high ATK stat, access to Fire Fang, and STAB on top of it all lets Darmanitan mow down opponents who are weak to Fire, without needing to use a charge move. Poor energy generation limits the use of its powerful charge moves regardless, while a lack of coverage against its Ground and Water weaknesses can result in hard losses against those typings. To add insult to injury, Water Pokemon are among the most common typings in this league, which doesn't help Darmanitan's viability. 

Ultra League: 1.5 / 5

Darmanitan's typing and fragility discourages its use in Ultra League. While Fire typing would have advantages against popular Steel and Fairy Pokemon, Darmanitan's poor bulk and sluggish moveset can cause it to struggle in seemingly advantageous matchups. It also has no chance against Giratina. 

Master League: 0 / 5

With a max CP of 3105, Darmanitan lacks the stats that many legendary and pseudo-legendary Pokemon possess in Master League. While its Fire-typing isn't too terrible, its fragile bulk is its major downfall, causing losses against the majority of meta Pokemon in this league. Better to use Darmanitan for raids rather than PvP. 

Fast Moves

5
Tackle
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
10.00
10.00
12.50
12
Fire Fang
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
0.90
0.41
8.89
13.33
16.67
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

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
140
Focus Blast
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
3.50
0.50
0.00
 1.40
40.00
50.00
 56.00
90
Psychic
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
1.30
0.00
 1.80
32.14
40.18
 57.86
80
Rock Slide
More Info

Rock

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
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
2.70
1.10
0.00
 1.60
29.63
37.04
 47.41

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Other

Flee Rate 10.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate10.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

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

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013743
2001.57890
2002118137
2002.5159184
4003199231
4003.5239278
4004280325
4004.5320372
6005361418
6005.5401465
6006441512
6006.5482559
8007522606
8007.5563653
8008603700
8008.5643746
10009684793
10009.5724840
100010765887
100010.5803931
130011841976
130011.58791020
1300129181065
130012.59561109
1600139941153
160013.510321198
16001410701242
160014.511091286
19001511471331
190015.511851375
19001612231419
190016.512621464
22001713001508
220017.513381552
22001813761597
220018.514151641
25001914531685
250019.514911730
25002015291774
250020.515671818
30002116061863
300021.516441907
30002216821952
300022.517211996
35002317592040
350023.517972085
35002418352129
350024.518742173
40002519122218
400025.519502262
40002619882307
400026.520272351
45002720652395
450027.521032440
45002821412484
450028.521802529
50002922182573
500029.522562617
50003022942662
500030.523132684
60003123332706
600031.523522728
60003223712750
600032.523902773
70003324092795
700033.524282817
70003424472839
700034.524662861
80003524852883
800035.525052906
80003625242928
800036.525432950
90003725622972
900037.525812994
90003826003016
900038.526193039
100003926383061
1000039.526583083
100004026773105
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