Entei

#244 (Johto)

#245 Suicune ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Boosted in Sunny / Clear weather

Entei weaknesses

Entei is weak to Ground, Rock and Water-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Entei is resistant to Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Entei

The best moves for Entei are Fire Fang and Overheat when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fire Spin and Overheat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Fire Fang

15.6DPS

Overheat

48DPS

Defending

Fire Fang

15.6DPS

Overheat

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Fire Spin

3.3EPT

Overheat

2.84DPE

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Evolution

Entei currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

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

Events

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Entei Shadow Raid Day

2nd May

GO Pass: April

7th Apr

Summary

Entei is a legendary Fire Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves. Entei's best moveset is Fire Fang & Overheat and it has a Max CP of 3,926.

About

"Entei embodies the passion of magma. This Pokémon is thought to have been born in the eruption of a volcano. It sends up massive bursts of fire that utterly consume all that they touch."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Fang	13	9	15.6
Fire Spin	13	9	15.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Flame Charge	70	3	2.55
Overheat	160	1	1.92
Scorching Sands	90	2	1.8
Fire Blast	140	1	1.68
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Iron Head	60	2	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Max Move	Lv 1	Lv 2	Lv 3
Max Flare from Fire Fang, Fire Spin	250	300	350
Max Guard shield HP	20	40	60
Max Spirit heal, % of max HP	8%	12%	16%

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Fire Spin	11	3	4.4	3.3
Fire Fang	8	2	4.8	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Overheat ▼▼ att	130	55	2.84
Fire Blast	140	80	2.1
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Iron Head	85	50	1.7
Scorching Sands ▼ att	80	50	1.6
Flame Charge ▲ att	65	50	1.56
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
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	13.5	100%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	13.5	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	12.7	94%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	12.7	94%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	12.4	92%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	12.4	92%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 30 DPS	11.7	87%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 30 DPS	11.7	87%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.4	84%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.4	84%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	11.1	82%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	11.1	82%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	10.4	77%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	10.4	77%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.1	67%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.1	67%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	5	100%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	5	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	4.7	94%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Flame Charge 21 DPS	4.7	94%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	4.7	94%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	4.7	94%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 30 DPS	4.6	93%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Scorching Sands 30 DPS	4.6	93%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	4.5	91%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	4.5	91%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	4.1	81%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	4.1	81%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.5	71%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.5	71%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.6	53%
Fire Spin 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.6	53%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Overheat ▼▼ att 2.84 DPE	18	13.9	100%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Overheat ▼▼ att 2.84 DPE	20	13.3	96%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	24	11.4	82%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	28	11.1	80%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	18	11	79%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	20	10.7	77%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10.6	76%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	10.4	75%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	15	10.1	73%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	18	9.9	71%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Scorching Sands ▼ att 1.6 DPE	15	9.7	70%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Flame Charge ▲ att 1.56 DPE	15	9.6	69%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Scorching Sands ▼ att 1.6 DPE	18	9.6	69%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Flame Charge ▲ att 1.56 DPE	18	9.5	68%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	5.2	38%
Fire Spin 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.9	35%

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

Top Entei counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Entei Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

1.64
2
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

1.67
3
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Rock Wrecker

1.79
4
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

1.79
5
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

1.8

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		235
Defense		171
Stamina		251

Max HP

Level 40	210
Level 50	223

Average size

Height	2.11 m
Weight	198 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Purification cost

Stardust	20,000
Candy	20

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,488
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,984
Level 30 Max wild	2,977
Level 40	3,473
Level 50	3,926

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,480
Level 35 (wild)	3,225