Hoopa Unbound (Pokémon GO) - Best Movesets, Evolutions and CP

Pokémon type

Psychic

Dark

Boosted in Windy and Fog weather

Hoopa Unbound weaknesses

Hoopa Unbound is weak to Fairy-type moves, and doubly weak to Bug-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Hoopa Unbound is triply resistant to Psychic-type moves.

24%

Best moveset for Hoopa Unbound

The best moves for Hoopa Unbound are Confusion and Psychic when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Confusion and Dark Pulse deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Defending

Confusion

15.2DPS

Psychic

38DPS

Trainer Battles

Confusion

3.5EPT

Dark Pulse

2.13DPE

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Evolutions and form changes

Hoopa Unbound currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Hoopa Unbound

Hoopa Confined

Changing Hoopa Unbound into Hoopa Confined costs 10 Hoopa Candy and 2,000 Stardust.
Changing Hoopa Confined into Hoopa Unbound costs 50 Hoopa Candy and 10,000 Stardust.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Hoopa:

Hoopa Confined

Hoopa Unbound

Game images

Events

Road to Kalos

23rd Feb

Summary

Hoopa Unbound is a mythical Psychic & Dark Pokémon. It is weak to Bug and Fairy moves. Hoopa's best moveset is Confusion & Psychic and it has a Max CP of 4,530.

About

"In its true form, it possess a huge amount of power. Legends of its avarice tell how it once carried off an entire castle to gain the treasure hidden within."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Confusion	19	9.3	15.2
Astonish	7	13	7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Psychic	95	2	2.28
Shadow Ball	100	2	2
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Confusion	16	4	4.8	3.5
Astonish	12	3	4	3.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Shadow Ball	90	50	1.8
Psychic ▼ def	75	55	1.64

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
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	17	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	15.8	93%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	15.5	91%
Astonish 7 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	15.1	89%
Astonish 7 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	13.6	80%
Astonish 7 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	13.2	78%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	8.1	100%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	7.5	93%
Confusion 15.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	7.3	91%
Astonish 7 DPS	Psychic 38 DPS	6.2	77%
Astonish 7 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	5.6	69%
Astonish 7 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	5.4	67%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	16	12.3	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	15	11.1	91%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	16	11.1	90%
Confusion 3.5 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	16	10.5	86%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	15	10	81%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Psychic ▼ def 1.64 DPE	18	9.5	77%

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 Hoopa Unbound counters

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

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Vikavolt (Shadow)

Bug Bite

X-Scissor

1.49
2
Scizor (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

1.55
3
Pinsir (Shadow)

Fury Cutter

X-Scissor

1.59
4
Escavalier (Shadow)

Bug Bite

Megahorn

1.67
5
Volcarona

Bug Bite

Bug Buzz

1.67

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Heracross with Fury Cutter and Megahorn.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		311
Defense		191
Stamina		173

Max HP

Level 40	148
Level 50	157

Average size

Height	6.5 m
Weight	490 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,717
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,289
Level 30 Max wild	3,434
Level 40	4,006
Level 50	4,530

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,862
Level 35 (wild)	3,720