Lycanroc (Midnight Form)

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Pokémon type

Rock

Lycanroc (Midnight Form) weaknesses

Lycanroc (Midnight Form) is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Lycanroc (Midnight Form) is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison and Fire-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Lycanroc (Midnight Form)

The best moves for Lycanroc (Midnight Form) are Rock Throw and Stone Edge when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Counter and Stone Edge deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Stone Edge

50.4DPS

Defending

Rock Throw

15.6DPS

Stone Edge

50.4DPS

Trainer Battles

Counter

3EPT

Stone Edge

2.18DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Rockruff family. Lycanroc (Midnight Form) evolves from Rockruff for 50 Candy.

Rockruff

Lycanroc (Midday Form)

Lycanroc (Midnight Form)

Rockruff (Dusk Form)

Lycanroc (Dusk Form)

Forms

There are 3 different forms of Lycanroc:

Dusk Form

Midday Form

Midnight Form

Game images

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

Lycanroc (Midnight Form) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Summary

Lycanroc (Midnight Form) is a Rock Pokémon which evolves from Rockruff. It is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves. Lycanroc's best moveset is Rock Throw & Stone Edge and it has a Max CP of 3,102.

About

"The rocks in its mane are sharper than a knife. Fragments that break off are treasured as good luck charms."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Rock Throw	13	8	15.6
Counter	13	9	13

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Crunch	65	3	1.97
Trailblaze	65	2	1.3
Stone Edge	105	1	1.26
Psychic Fangs	25	3	0.76

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Counter	8	2	4	3
Rock Throw	8	2	4.8	2.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Stone Edge	100	55	2.18
Crunch ▼ def	70	45	1.56
Trailblaze ▲ att	65	45	1.44
Psychic Fangs ▼ def	40	35	1.14

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
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	11.3	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	10.5	93%
Counter 13 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	10.5	93%
Counter 13 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	9.7	86%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	9.7	85%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Psychic Fangs 25 DPS	9.4	83%
Counter 13 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	9	80%
Counter 13 DPS	Psychic Fangs 25 DPS	8.5	75%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	4	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	4	100%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	3.8	96%
Counter 13 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	3.8	95%
Counter 13 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	3.6	92%
Counter 13 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	3.6	90%
Rock Throw 15.6 DPS	Psychic Fangs 25 DPS	3.1	79%
Counter 13 DPS	Psychic Fangs 25 DPS	2.8	71%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Counter 3 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	20	10.6	100%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	22	10.3	97%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	18	8.7	82%
Counter 3 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	16	8.7	82%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Trailblaze 1.44 DPE	18	8.4	80%
Counter 3 EPT	Trailblaze 1.44 DPE	16	8.3	79%
Rock Throw 2.5 EPT	Psychic Fangs 1.14 DPE	14	7.7	73%
Counter 3 EPT	Psychic Fangs 1.14 DPE	12	7.4	70%

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 Lycanroc (Midnight Form)?

Lycanroc (Midnight Form) is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves.

The best counter to Lycanroc (Midnight Form) is Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere, followed by Mega Mewtwo X, Crowned Sword Zacian and Dusk Mane Necrozma.

The top Lycanroc (Midnight Form) 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
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere	100%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Dynamic Punch+	99%
Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw Behemoth Blade	99%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Focus Blast	96%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw Sunsteel Strike	95%
Mega Blaziken	Counter Aura Sphere	94%
Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw Behemoth Bash	92%
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut Sunsteel Strike	91%
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Meteor Mash	91%
Mega Lucario	Counter Aura Sphere	89%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		218
Defense		152
Stamina		198

Max HP

Level 40

168

Size

Height	1.1 m
Weight	25 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,176
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,568
Level 30 Max wild	2,352
Level 40	2,744
Level 50	3,102

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,960
Level 35 (wild)	2,548