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

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#638

Normal

Shiny

1727

2159

Type

Steel

Fighting

Weather boost

Attack

192

Top 39.7%

Defense

229

Top 6.8%

Stamina

209

Top 16.4%

Total

630

Attacker Rank

F Tier

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/12/11 · L19 · CP 1498

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/14/15 · L32.5 · CP 2498

B Tier

#103

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3417

B Tier

#118

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

1649 -1727 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2061 -2159 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1237 -1295 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3417 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Cobalion is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Fire
Fighting
Ground
Resists: Poison (0.39×)
Bug (0.39×)
Rock (0.39×)
Normal
Grass
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Steel

Cobalion in Other Games

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Black & White Black 2 & White 2 X & Y Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Sun & Moon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Sword & Shield Scarlet & Violet Legends: Z-A

How Cobalion 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
Steel	16.70 DPS Top 23.3%	F	#68	Metal Claw Sacred Sword	16.70 TDO 457
Fighting	21.00 DPS Top 10.6%	C	#43	Double Kick Sacred Sword	21.00 TDO 553
Overall
Overall	12.41 DPS Top 21.2%	F	#346	Metal Claw Sacred Sword	12.41 TDO 288

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Metal Claw
Sacred Sword
13.31
230.6
1126.8s
11.70
2
Double Kick
Sacred Sword
13.08
226.7
1146.6s
11.44
3
Zen Headbutt
Sacred Sword
11.41
197.7
1314.7s
10.02
4
Metal Claw
Close Combat
10.70
185.3
1402.4s
9.38
5
Metal Claw
Iron Head
10.59
183.5
1416.0s
9.29
6
Double Kick
Iron Head
10.03
173.8
1495.3s
8.79
7
Double Kick
Close Combat
9.99
173.2
1500.9s
8.76
8
Metal Claw
Stone Edge
9.92
171.9
1511.7s
8.70
9
Double Kick
Stone Edge
9.09
157.6
1649.3s
7.98
10
Zen Headbutt
Iron Head
8.98
155.6
1670.1s
7.85

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
38.42
1652.4
9.1
390.4s
36.77
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
33.66
1261.1
11.9
445.7s
31.62
3
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
33.33
936.7
16.0
450.0s
30.27
4
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
32.78
812.0
18.5
457.6s
29.83
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Future Sight+
29.69
1210.4
12.4
505.3s
28.23
6
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
28.63
1305.7
11.5
523.9s
27.23
7
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
29.50
811.1
18.5
508.5s
27.17
8
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
28.95
990.9
15.1
518.1s
27.03
9
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
29.52
771.4
19.4
508.1s
26.74
10
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
29.78
682.0
22.0
503.6s
26.59

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

Best moveset

Double Kick

Fast Charge

Sacred Sword

Spam/Bait

Stone Edge

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

2498

0/14/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 32.5

143.38

Attack

181.47

Defense

167

Stat Product · 4,345,210

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/14/15	32.5	2498	100.00%
0/15/14	32.5	2497	99.81%
1/15/12	32.5	2499	99.73%
1/12/15	32.5	2500	99.69%
0/13/15	32.5	2492	99.59%
0/11/14	33	2496	99.56%
1/15/15	32	2496	99.53%
0/9/13	33.5	2500	99.51%
1/13/14	32.5	2500	99.51%
2/15/13	32	2497	99.44%
0/14/14	32.5	2492	99.40%
0/15/11	33	2500	99.40%
0/15/10	33	2494	99.40%
0/12/13	33	2496	99.37%
0/13/9	33.5	2498	99.36%
0/10/12	33.5	2500	99.33%
1/14/13	32.5	2499	99.32%
1/14/12	32.5	2494	99.32%
1/11/15	32.5	2495	99.28%
1/9/14	33	2499	99.24%
2/13/15	32	2498	99.22%
0/15/13	32.5	2492	99.21%
0/15/12	32.5	2486	99.21%
0/13/12	33	2496	99.18%
0/12/15	32.5	2487	99.18%
0/14/8	33.5	2498	99.17%
3/15/14	31.5	2496	99.15%
0/11/11	33.5	2499	99.14%
0/10/15	33	2497	99.14%
0/10/14	33	2491	99.14%
3/13/13	32	2500	99.13%
1/15/11	32.5	2493	99.12%
1/14/15	32	2491	99.12%
1/12/14	32.5	2495	99.10%
1/13/10	33	2497	99.09%
0/8/14	33.5	2500	99.09%
0/8/13	33.5	2495	99.09%
1/10/13	33	2499	99.06%
2/14/14	32	2498	99.03%
2/14/13	32	2492	99.03%
0/6/12	34	2498	99.03%
2/15/10	32.5	2500	99.03%
0/15/15	32	2483	99.01%
2/12/12	32.5	2496	99.01%
0/13/14	32.5	2487	98.99%
0/14/11	33	2495	98.99%
0/14/10	33	2489	98.99%
0/15/7	33.5	2497	98.96%
2/9/15	32.5	2498	98.96%
0/11/13	33	2491	98.96%

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

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Traits (4)

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

Fast Attacks

Double Kick
10
13
1.0s
10
Metal Claw
6
5
0.5s
12
Zen Headbutt
11
9
1.0s
11

Charged Attacks

Close Combat
105
-100
2.5s
42
Iron Head
60
-50
2.0s
30
Sacred Sword
50
-33
1.0s
50
Stone Edge
105
-100
2.5s
42

Ranges from 1.029 m to 3.255 m tall, averaging 2.1 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	1.029 m 3'05"	1.05 m 3'05"
XS	1.05 m 3'05"	1.575 m 5'02"
M	1.575 m 5'02"	2.625 m 8'07"
XL	2.625 m 8'07"	3.15 m 10'04"
XXL	3.15 m 10'04"	3.255 m 10'08"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

1.029 m

3'05"

1.05 m

3'05"

1.05 m

3'05"

1.575 m

5'02"

1.575 m

5'02"

2.625 m

8'07"

2.625 m

8'07"

3.15 m

10'04"

XXL

3.15 m

10'04"

3.255 m

10'08"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

1.1s

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 Cobalion at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	42 CP	27	2331 CP
2	133 CP	28	2418 CP
3	225 CP	29	2504 CP
4	316 CP	30	2590 CP
5	407 CP	31	2634 CP
6	498 CP	32	2677 CP
7	590 CP	33	2720 CP
8	681 CP	34	2763 CP
9	772 CP	35	2806 CP
10	863 CP	36	2849 CP
11	950 CP	37	2893 CP
12	1036 CP	38	2936 CP
13	1122 CP	39	2979 CP
14	1209 CP	40	3022 CP
15	1295 CP	41	3060 CP
16	1381 CP	42	3099 CP
17	1468 CP	43	3138 CP
18	1554 CP	44	3177 CP
19	1640 CP	45	3216 CP
20	1727 CP	46	3256 CP
21	1813 CP	47	3296 CP
22	1899 CP	48	3336 CP
23	1986 CP	49	3376 CP
24	2072 CP	50	3417 CP
25	2159 CP	51	3457 CP
26	2245 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	42 CP	18	1554 CP	35	2806 CP
2	133 CP	19	1640 CP	36	2849 CP
3	225 CP	20	1727 CP	37	2893 CP
4	316 CP	21	1813 CP	38	2936 CP
5	407 CP	22	1899 CP	39	2979 CP
6	498 CP	23	1986 CP	40	3022 CP
7	590 CP	24	2072 CP	41	3060 CP
8	681 CP	25	2159 CP	42	3099 CP
9	772 CP	26	2245 CP	43	3138 CP
10	863 CP	27	2331 CP	44	3177 CP
11	950 CP	28	2418 CP	45	3216 CP
12	1036 CP	29	2504 CP	46	3256 CP
13	1122 CP	30	2590 CP	47	3296 CP
14	1209 CP	31	2634 CP	48	3336 CP
15	1295 CP	32	2677 CP	49	3376 CP
16	1381 CP	33	2720 CP	50	3417 CP
17	1468 CP	34	2763 CP	51	3457 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Cobalion 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 Cobalion including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

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