Castform (Sunny Form) (Pokémon GO) - Best Movesets, Counters, Evolutions and CP

Pokémon type

Fire

Boosted in Sunny / Clear weather

Castform (Sunny Form) weaknesses

Castform (Sunny Form) is weak to Ground, Rock and Water-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Castform (Sunny Form) is resistant to Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Castform (Sunny Form)

The best moves for Castform (Sunny Form) are Ember and Weather Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Ember and Fire Blast deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Ember

12DPS

Weather Ball

44DPS

Defending

Ember

12DPS

Weather Ball

44DPS

Trainer Battles

Ember

4.5EPT

Fire Blast

2.1DPE

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Evolution

Castform (Sunny Form) currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 4 different forms of Castform:

Game images

Castform (Sunny Form), with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Castform (Sunny Form) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Summary

Castform (Sunny Form) is a Fire Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves. Castform's best moveset is Ember & Weather Ball and it has a Max CP of 1,845.

About

"Castform's appearance changes with the weather. This Pokémon gained the ability to use the vast power of nature to protect its tiny body."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Ember	10	10	12
Tackle	5	10	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Weather Ball	55	3	2
Solar Beam	180	1	1.8
Fire Blast	140	1	1.68

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Tackle	3	1	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fire Blast	140	80	2.1
Weather Ball	60	35	2.06
Solar Beam	150	80	1.88

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
Ember 12 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	7.9	100%
Tackle 10 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	7.8	98%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	7.3	92%
Tackle 10 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	7.2	91%
Ember 12 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	7.1	89%
Tackle 10 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	7	88%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Ember 12 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	2.8	100%
Ember 12 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	2.8	99%
Ember 12 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	2.8	98%
Tackle 10 DPS	Weather Ball 44 DPS	1.9	66%
Tackle 10 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	1.8	64%
Tackle 10 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	1.8	63%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ember 4.5 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	18	11.9	100%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Weather Ball 2.06 DPE	8	11.7	98%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	18	10.8	91%
Tackle 3 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	27	9.3	78%
Tackle 3 EPT	Weather Ball 2.06 DPE	12	9.2	77%
Tackle 3 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	27	8.6	73%

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 Castform (Sunny Form)?

Castform (Sunny Form) is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.48
2
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.49
3
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.5
4
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.51
5
Tyrantrum (Shadow)

Rock Throw

Meteor Beam

0.51
6
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Rock Wrecker

0.52
7
Gigalith (Shadow)

Lock-On

Meteor Beam

0.52
8
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.52
9
Rampardos (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Slide

0.54
10
Samurott (Shadow)

Waterfall

Hydro Cannon

0.56

The best counter to Castform (Sunny Form) is Kyogre (Shadow) with Waterfall and Origin Pulse, followed by Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow), Groudon (Shadow) and Landorus (Therian Forme). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

The top Castform (Sunny Form) counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Castform (Sunny Form)'s own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		139
Defense		139
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40	147
Level 50	157

Average size

Height	0.3 m
Weight	0.8 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	699
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	932
Level 30 Max wild	1,399
Level 40	1,632
Level 50	1,845

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,165
Level 35 (wild)	1,515