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

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#640

Normal

Shiny

1727

2159

Type

Grass

Fighting

Weather boost

Attack

192

Top 39.7%

Defense

229

Top 6.8%

Stamina

209

Top 16.4%

Total

630

Attacker Rank

D 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

S Tier

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3417

B Tier

#121

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 Virizion is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Flying (2.56×)
Fire
Ice
Poison
Psychic
Fairy
Resists: Water
Electric
Grass
Ground
Rock
Dark

Virizion in Other Games

National Dex page

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 Virizion 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	17.46 DPS Top 19.3%	D	#79	Double Kick Leaf Blade	17.46 TDO 455
Fighting	21.06 DPS Top 11.3%	C	#46	Double Kick Sacred Sword	21.06 TDO 498
Overall
Overall	12.17 DPS Top 24.3%	F	#397	Double Kick Sacred Sword	12.17 TDO 239

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Double Kick
Sacred Sword
13.08
226.7
1146.6s
11.44
2
Quick Attack
Sacred Sword
12.47
216.1
1202.9s
10.94
3
Double Kick
Leaf Blade
11.41
197.7
1314.3s
10.02
4
Zen Headbutt
Sacred Sword
11.41
197.7
1314.7s
10.02
5
Quick Attack
Leaf Blade
11.03
191.0
1360.4s
9.64
6
Zen Headbutt
Leaf Blade
10.51
182.0
1427.8s
9.22
7
Double Kick
Close Combat
9.99
173.2
1500.9s
8.76
8
Quick Attack
Close Combat
9.30
161.1
1613.0s
8.15
9
Double Kick
Stone Edge
9.09
157.6
1649.3s
7.98
10
Zen Headbutt
Close Combat
8.69
150.6
1725.7s
7.62

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
58.17
2599.3
5.8
257.9s
55.69
2
Mega Staraptor
Gust
Brave Bird+
47.79
1669.3
9.0
313.9s
45.10
3
Mega Skarmory
Air Slash
Drill Peck+
44.04
1617.0
9.3
340.6s
41.25
4
Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
44.23
1539.3
9.7
339.1s
41.19
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
42.97
1742.7
8.6
349.0s
40.95
6
Shadow Moltres
Wing Attack
Fly
41.53
1216.8
12.3
361.2s
37.41
7
Shadow Toucannon
Peck
Beak Blast
42.29
721.2
20.8
354.7s
36.69
8
Shadow Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
39.95
1167.0
12.9
375.5s
36.52
9
Mega Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
37.18
1869.5
8.0
403.5s
35.56
10
Shadow Staraptor
Gust
Fly
40.85
693.7
21.6
367.2s
35.44

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

Best moveset

Double Kick

Fast Charge

Leaf Blade

Spam/Bait

Sacred Sword

Spam/Bait

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 Virizion can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Double Kick
10
13
1.0s
10
Quick Attack
10
13
1.0s
10
Zen Headbutt
11
9
1.0s
11

Charged Attacks

Close Combat
105
-100
2.5s
42
Leaf Blade
70
-33
2.5s
28
Sacred Sword
50
-33
1.0s
50
Stone Edge
105
-100
2.5s
42

Ranges from 0.98 m to 3.1 m tall, averaging 2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.98 m 3'03"	1 m 3'03"
XS	1 m 3'03"	1.5 m 4'11"
M	1.5 m 4'11"	2.5 m 8'02"
XL	2.5 m 8'02"	3 m 9'10"
XXL	3 m 9'10"	3.1 m 10'02"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.98 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

2.5 m

8'02"

2.5 m

8'02"

3 m

9'10"

XXL

3 m

9'10"

3.1 m

10'02"

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 Virizion 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 Virizion 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 Virizion 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 Grass- and Fighting-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Virizion with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.