- Attack
- 98
- Defense
- 162
- HP
- 155
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 699
- min 649
- Weather boostLv25
- 874
- min 811
- MaxLv50
- 1,384
- Lv40 1,224
At a glance
Basics
Dustox is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 699 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 874 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,384 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Flying/Psychic/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Bug/Fairy/Grass/Fighting attacks. In raids, Struggle Bug + Sludge Bomb is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Poison Moth Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 10,000 Stardust · 25 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,384 / 1,400
Dustox is instinctively drawn to light. Swarms of this Pokémon are attracted by the bright lights of cities, where they wreak havoc by stripping the leaves off roadside trees for food.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Struggle Bug
Sludge BombBest100% efficiency6.2TDO 130 - 2
Confusion
Sludge Bomb98% efficiency6.1TDO 128 - 3
Struggle Bug
Bug Buzz94% efficiency5.8TDO 122 - 4
Confusion
Bug Buzz93% efficiency5.8TDO 120 - 5
Struggle Bug
Silver Wind80% efficiency5.0TDO 104
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Struggle BugBestBug · 1.5s · STAB | 15 | +15 | 12 | 10 |
ConfusionPsychic · 1.5s | 19 | +14 | 12.7 | 9.3 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sludge BombBestPoison · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
Bug BuzzBug · 3.5s · STAB | 95 | 50 | 32.6 | 2.28 |
Silver WindBug · 3.5s · STAB | 65 | 33 | 22.3 | 2.36 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Dustox's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 67.5
- Actual Defense
- 105.7
- Actual HP
- 101
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Struggle Bug
Sludge BombBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 78% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,224 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Dustox only reaches CP 1,384 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,384 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,379 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,380 | 99.4% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,376 | 99.4% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,375 | 99.3% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,371 | 99.1% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,367 | 99.1% |
| 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,376 | 98.9% |
| 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 1,372 | 98.9% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 1,372 | 98.7% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Stage 2
- Beautiflyfrom Silcoon50 CandyBest moves
Infestation
Bug Buzz - DustoxViewingfrom Cascoon50 CandyBest moves
Struggle Bug
Sludge Bomb
- Beautiflyfrom Silcoon50 CandyBest moves
- Random means it evolves into one of the branches that have no condition.
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Flying
Psychic
Rock - ×0.625
Poison
Bug
Fairy - ×0.39
Grass
Fighting
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1.6
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×0.39
Ice×1
Fighting×0.39
Poison×0.625
Ground×1
Flying×1.6
Psychic×1.6
Bug×0.625
Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves







