Foongus

#590 (Unova)

#591 Amoonguss ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Poison

Foongus weaknesses

Foongus is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Foongus is resistant to Fighting, Water, Electric and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Foongus

The best moves for Foongus are Feint Attack and Grass Knot when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Astonish and Grass Knot deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Feint Attack

11DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Defending

Feint Attack

11DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Astonish

3.3EPT

Grass Knot

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Foongus family. Foongus evolves into Amoonguss for 50 Candy.

Foongus

Amoonguss

Game images

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

Summary

Foongus is a Grass & Poison Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves. Foongus's strongest moveset is Feint Attack & Grass Knot and it has a Max CP of 1,107. Foongus evolves into Amoonguss.

About

"It lures Pokémon with its pattern that looks just like a Poké Ball, then releases poison spores."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Feint Attack	11	10	11
Astonish	7	13	7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot	90	2	2.16
Energy Ball	90	2	2.16
Body Slam	50	3	1.52
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Astonish	12	3	4	3.3
Feint Attack	6	2	3	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot	90	50	2.16
Energy Ball ▼ def	80	45	2.13
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Body Slam	65	40	1.63
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
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	5.7	100%
Astonish 7 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	5.6	98%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	4.8	83%
Astonish 7 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	4.5	79%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.5	79%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	4.4	77%
Astonish 7 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	4.1	71%
Astonish 7 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4	70%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.2	56%
Astonish 7 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.2	39%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	2.2	100%
Astonish 7 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	2.2	100%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	2.1	93%
Astonish 7 DPS	Energy Ball 27 DPS	2	91%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	1.7	76%
Astonish 7 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	1.6	72%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	63%
Astonish 7 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.2	55%
Feint Attack 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	44%
Astonish 7 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.7	34%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	15	11.2	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Energy Ball 2.13 DPE	15	11.1	99%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10.2	91%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	18	9.5	85%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	12	9.4	84%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Energy Ball 2.13 DPE	16	9.4	84%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	8.6	77%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	14	7.9	70%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.5	40%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	3.4	31%

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 Foongus?

Foongus is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves.

The best counter to Foongus is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Foongus 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
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	91%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		97
Defense		91
Stamina		170

Max HP

Level 40

146

Size

Height	0.2 m
Weight	1 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	419
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	559
Level 30 Max wild	839
Level 40	979
Level 50	1,107

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	699
Level 35 (wild)	909