Sudowoodo

#185 (Johto)

#186 Politoed ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Sudowoodo weaknesses

Sudowoodo is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Sudowoodo is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison and Fire-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Sudowoodo

The best moves for Sudowoodo are Rock Throw and Meteor Beam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Counter and Meteor Beam deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Meteor Beam

84DPS

Defending

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Meteor Beam

84DPS

Trainer Battles

Counter

3EPT

Meteor Beam

2.4DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Sudowoodo family. Sudowoodo evolves from Bonsly for 50 Candy.

Bonsly

Sudowoodo

+15 km

You must walk 15 km with Bonsly as your buddy before you can evolve it to Sudowoodo.

Game images

Sudowoodo, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

View 1 costume for Sudowoodo »

Events

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10th Mar

Summary

Sudowoodo is a Rock Pokémon which evolves from Bonsly. It is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves. Sudowoodo's best moveset is Rock Throw & Meteor Beam and it has a Max CP of 2,428.

About

"Sudowoodo camouflages itself as a tree to avoid being attacked by enemies. However, because its hands remain green throughout the year, the Pokémon is easily identified as a fake during the winter."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Throw	13	8	15.6
Counter	13	9	13

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Rock Slide	75	2	1.8
Meteor Beam	140	1	1.68
Rock Tomb	65	2	1.56
Earthquake	140	1	1.4
Trailblaze	65	2	1.3
Stone Edge	105	1	1.26
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Counter	8	2	4	3
Rock Throw	8	2	4.8	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Meteor Beam ▲ att	120	60	2.4
Stone Edge	100	55	2.18
Rock Slide	75	45	2
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Earthquake	120	65	1.85
Rock Tomb ▼ att	75	50	1.8
Trailblaze ▲ att	65	45	1.44
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Meteor Beam 84 DPS	10.3	100%
Counter 13 DPS	Meteor Beam 84 DPS	9.8	95%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	9	87%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	8.9	86%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	8.7	84%
Counter 13 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	8.5	82%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	8.3	80%
Counter 13 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	8.3	80%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.3	80%
Counter 13 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	8.1	78%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	8	77%
Counter 13 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	7.7	74%
Counter 13 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.5	73%
Counter 13 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	7.4	72%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.7	65%
Counter 13 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.7	55%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Meteor Beam 84 DPS	3.5	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	3.4	96%
Counter 13 DPS	Meteor Beam 84 DPS	3.3	93%
Counter 13 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	3.2	91%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	3.2	90%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	3.1	89%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	3.1	88%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	3	86%
Counter 13 DPS	Earthquake 40 DPS	2.9	83%
Counter 13 DPS	Rock Tomb 26 DPS	2.9	83%
Counter 13 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	2.9	82%
Counter 13 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	2.8	80%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	73%
Counter 13 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.3	66%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2	56%
Counter 13 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.7	48%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Counter 3 EPT	Meteor Beam 2.4 DPE	20	11.2	100%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Meteor Beam 2.4 DPE	24	10.8	96%
Counter 3 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	20	10.6	94%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	22	10.3	92%
Counter 3 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	16	10	89%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	18	9.8	88%
Counter 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.6	85%
Counter 3 EPT	Earthquake 1.85 DPE	22	9.5	85%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	28	9.4	84%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Earthquake 1.85 DPE	26	9.4	84%
Counter 3 EPT	Rock Tomb 1.8 DPE	18	9.4	84%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Rock Tomb 1.8 DPE	20	9.3	83%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Trailblaze 1.44 DPE	18	8.4	75%
Counter 3 EPT	Trailblaze 1.44 DPE	16	8.3	74%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	28	5.2	46%
Counter 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4.4	40%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Sudowoodo?

Sudowoodo is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves.

The best counter to Sudowoodo is Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere, followed by Mega Mewtwo X, Crowned Sword Zacian and Dusk Mane Necrozma.

The top Sudowoodo counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere	100%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Dynamic Punch+	99%
Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw Behemoth Blade	99%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Focus Blast	96%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw Sunsteel Strike	95%
Mega Blaziken	Counter Aura Sphere	94%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw Behemoth Bash	92%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut Sunsteel Strike	91%
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Meteor Mash	91%
Mega Lucario	Counter Aura Sphere	89%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		167
Defense		176
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40

147

Size

Height	1.19 m
Weight	38 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	920
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,227
Level 30 Max wild	1,841
Level 40	2,148
Level 50	2,428

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,534
Level 35 (wild)	1,994

Costumes

Sudowoodo costumes

Sudowoodo (Winter 2025)

Sudowoodo (Winter 2025) (Female) in Pokémon GO

Sudowoodo (Winter 2025) (Shiny, Male) in Pokémon GO

Sudowoodo (Winter 2025) (Shiny, Female) in Pokémon GO