Yamask

#562 (Unova)

#563 Cofagrigus ›

Pokémon type

Ghost

Boosted in Fog weather

Yamask weaknesses

Yamask is weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Yamask is resistant to Poison and Bug-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal and Fighting-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Yamask

The best moves for Yamask are Astonish and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Astonish

8.4DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Defending

Astonish

8.4DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Trainer Battles

Astonish

3.3EPT

Shadow Ball

2.16DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Yamask family. Yamask evolves into Cofagrigus for 50 Candy.

To evolve Galarian Yamask into Runerigus, first complete this task: Win 10 raids.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Yamask:

Normal

Galarian Form

Game images

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

Summary

Yamask is a Ghost Pokémon. It is weak to Ghost and Dark moves. Yamask's best moveset is Astonish & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 1,110. Yamask evolves into Cofagrigus.

About

"Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Zen Headbutt	11	9	11
Astonish	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	100	2	2.4
Ominous Wind	55	3	2
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.6
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Astonish	12	3	4.8	3.3
Zen Headbutt	8	3	2.7	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	90	50	2.16
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Dark Pulse	80	45	1.78
Ominous Wind ▲ att ▲ def	45	45	1.2
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
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	5.7	100%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	5.5	96%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Ominous Wind 26.4 DPS	4.5	79%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Ominous Wind 26.4 DPS	4.5	79%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	4.4	76%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.4	76%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	4.3	75%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.3	74%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.2	55%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.5	44%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	2.3	100%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	2.2	93%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Ominous Wind 26.4 DPS	1.9	80%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Ominous Wind 26.4 DPS	1.8	77%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	1.8	76%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Dark Pulse 26.7 DPS	1.7	74%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.3	57%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.3	54%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	41%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.8	34%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	15	12	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	11	92%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	15	10.7	89%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Ominous Wind ▲ att ▲ def 1.2 DPE	15	8.8	73%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	27	7	58%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	36	6.4	53%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Dark Pulse 1.78 DPE	24	6.2	52%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	5.3	44%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Ominous Wind ▲ att ▲ def 1.2 DPE	24	5.1	42%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	36	3	25%

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 Yamask counters

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

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.06
2
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

0.06
3
Absol (Shadow)

Snarl

Brutal Swing

0.06
4
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.07
5
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.07

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		95
Defense		141
Stamina		116

Max HP

Level 40	103
Level 50	110

Average size

Height	0.5 m
Weight	1.5 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	420
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	561
Level 30 Max wild	841
Level 40	982
Level 50	1,110

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	701
Level 35 (wild)	912