Cherubi in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Cherrim

Cherubi Pokédex

#420

Normal

Shiny

542

678

Type

Grass

Weather boost

Attack

108

Top 84.9%

Defense

Top 84.3%

Stamina

128

Top 83.6%

Total

328

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1074

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1074

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1074

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How Cherubi stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Grass	7.34 DPS Top 86.6%	F	#354	Bullet Seed Seed Bomb	7.34 TDO 52
Overall
Overall	3.99 DPS Top 92.5%	F	#1513	Tackle Seed Bomb	3.99 TDO 24

Attacker rank

DPS

Tier

Rank

Best raid moveset

DPS · TDO

Grass

7.34 DPS

Top 86.6%

#354

Bullet Seed

Seed Bomb

7.34

TDO 52

Overall

3.99 DPS

Top 92.5%

#1513

Tackle

Seed Bomb

3.99

TDO 24

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Every fast and charged move combo Cherubi can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Tackle
Seed Bomb
4.42
21.5
3391.8s
2.92
2
Tackle
Dazzling Gleam
4.00
19.4
3749.7s
2.64
3
Bullet Seed
Seed Bomb
4.00
19.4
3750.8s
2.64
4
Tackle
Petal Blizzard
3.70
17.9
4053.8s
2.44
5
Bullet Seed
Dazzling Gleam
3.50
17.0
4284.6s
2.31
6
Bullet Seed
Petal Blizzard
2.77
13.4
5418.8s
1.83

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Cherubi in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
104.88
22903.7
0.0
5.7s
104.88
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
101.42
17557.7
0.0
5.9s
101.42
3
Mega Beedrill
Bug Bite
Fell Stinger+
96.75
13032.1
0.0
6.2s
96.75
4
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
91.24
9697.9
0.1
6.6s
91.24
5
Mega Staraptor
Gust
Brave Bird+
89.65
12570.9
0.0
6.7s
89.65
6
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
89.32
15839.0
0.0
6.7s
89.32
7
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
88.35
10690.2
0.1
6.8s
88.35
8
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
85.30
18053.7
0.0
7.0s
85.30
9
Shadow Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
84.82
11967.2
0.1
7.1s
84.82
10
Mega Skarmory
Air Slash
Drill Peck+
83.87
18637.8
0.0
7.2s
83.87

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Cherubi in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Bullet Seed

Fast Charge

Seed Bomb

Spam/Bait

Dazzling Gleam

High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

500

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 21

66.11

Attack

65.50

Defense

Stat Product · 376,750

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	21	500	100.00%
0/13/11	21.5	500	99.31%
0/14/15	21	498	99.07%
1/13/15	21	500	99.04%
0/15/8	21.5	499	98.85%
0/15/14	21	498	98.85%
0/15/13	21	497	98.85%
1/14/13	21	499	98.83%
0/10/15	21.5	500	98.72%
1/15/12	21	499	98.61%
1/15/11	21	498	98.61%
2/14/11	21	500	98.58%
1/15/6	21.5	500	98.58%
0/11/13	21.5	499	98.55%
0/12/12	21.5	499	98.37%
0/12/11	21.5	498	98.37%
2/15/10	21	500	98.34%
1/11/11	21.5	500	98.32%
2/15/15	20.5	497	98.28%
3/14/15	20.5	499	98.25%
0/13/10	21.5	498	98.16%
0/13/15	21	495	98.13%
1/12/10	21.5	500	98.12%
1/12/15	21	498	98.10%
0/7/13	22	500	98.04%
2/11/15	21	500	98.04%
3/15/14	20.5	500	98.02%
3/15/13	20.5	498	98.02%
4/14/13	20.5	500	97.98%
0/14/9	21.5	499	97.93%
0/14/8	21.5	497	97.93%
0/14/14	21	496	97.93%
0/14/13	21	494	97.93%
0/8/11	22	499	97.91%
1/13/8	21.5	499	97.90%
1/13/14	21	498	97.90%
1/13/13	21	497	97.90%
2/12/14	21	500	97.86%
2/12/13	21	499	97.86%
0/14/3	22	499	97.82%
0/9/10	22	500	97.75%
0/9/15	21.5	497	97.75%
4/15/11	20.5	499	97.74%
0/15/12	21	495	97.70%
0/15/11	21	493	97.70%
1/14/12	21	497	97.68%
1/14/11	21	495	97.68%
1/8/15	21.5	500	97.68%
0/15/7	21.5	498	97.67%
0/15/6	21.5	496	97.67%

Top 50 Little League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Every fast and charged attack Cherubi can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bullet Seed
7
13
1.0s
7
Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Dazzling Gleam
100
-50
3.5s
28.57
Petal Blizzard
110
-100
2.5s
44
Seed Bomb
55
-33
2.0s
27.5

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Cherubi	50 Candy ~50% chance	Cherrim Overcast
Cherubi	50 Candy ~50% chance	Cherrim Sunny

Ranges from 0.196 m to 0.8 m tall, averaging 0.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.196 m 0'08"	0.2 m 0'08"
XS	0.2 m 0'08"	0.3 m 1'00"
M	0.3 m 1'00"	0.5 m 1'08"
XL	0.5 m 1'08"	0.6 m 2'00"
XXL	0.6 m 2'00"	0.8 m 2'07"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.196 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.6 m

2'00"

XXL

0.6 m

2'00"

0.8 m

2'07"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

0.9s

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Cherubi at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	13 CP	27	733 CP
2	42 CP	28	760 CP
3	70 CP	29	787 CP
4	99 CP	30	814 CP
5	128 CP	31	828 CP
6	156 CP	32	841 CP
7	185 CP	33	855 CP
8	214 CP	34	868 CP
9	242 CP	35	882 CP
10	271 CP	36	895 CP
11	298 CP	37	909 CP
12	325 CP	38	923 CP
13	353 CP	39	936 CP
14	380 CP	40	950 CP
15	407 CP	41	962 CP
16	434 CP	42	974 CP
17	461 CP	43	986 CP
18	488 CP	44	998 CP
19	515 CP	45	1011 CP
20	542 CP	46	1023 CP
21	570 CP	47	1036 CP
22	597 CP	48	1048 CP
23	624 CP	49	1061 CP
24	651 CP	50	1074 CP
25	678 CP	51	1087 CP
26	705 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	13 CP	18	488 CP	35	882 CP
2	42 CP	19	515 CP	36	895 CP
3	70 CP	20	542 CP	37	909 CP
4	99 CP	21	570 CP	38	923 CP
5	128 CP	22	597 CP	39	936 CP
6	156 CP	23	624 CP	40	950 CP
7	185 CP	24	651 CP	41	962 CP
8	214 CP	25	678 CP	42	974 CP
9	242 CP	26	705 CP	43	986 CP
10	271 CP	27	733 CP	44	998 CP
11	298 CP	28	760 CP	45	1011 CP
12	325 CP	29	787 CP	46	1023 CP
13	353 CP	30	814 CP	47	1036 CP
14	380 CP	31	828 CP	48	1048 CP
15	407 CP	32	841 CP	49	1061 CP
16	434 CP	33	855 CP	50	1074 CP
17	461 CP	34	868 CP	51	1087 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Cherubi up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Cherubi including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Cherubi

#420

Cherrim Overcast

#421

Cherrim Sunny

#421

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Grass-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Cherubi with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.