Dhelmise

#781 (Alola)

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Pokémon type

Ghost

Grass

Boosted in Fog and Sunny / Clear weather

Dhelmise weaknesses

Dhelmise is weak to Flying, Ghost, Fire, Ice and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Dhelmise is resistant to Ground, Water, Grass and Electric-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal and Fighting-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Dhelmise

The best moves for Dhelmise are Shadow Claw 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

Shadow Claw

14.4DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Defending

Astonish

8.4DPS

Shadow Ball

40DPS

Trainer Battles

Shadow Claw

4EPT

Shadow Ball

2.16DPE

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Evolution

Dhelmise currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

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

Events

Pinch Perfect

6th Jan

Summary

Dhelmise is a Ghost & Grass Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Ghost, Fire, Ice and Dark moves. Dhelmise's best moveset is Shadow Claw & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 3,335.

About

"Its chain-like green seaweed can stretch outward for hundreds of yards. For some reason, it gets along well with Skrelp."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Shadow Claw	6	8	14.4
Astonish	7	13	8.4
Metal Sound	4	12	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	100	2	2.4
Power Whip	90	2	2.16
Brutal Swing	65	3	1.97
Wrap	60	3	1.82
Heavy Slam	70	2	1.4

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Shadow Claw	6	2	3.6	4
Metal Sound	5	2	2.5	4
Astonish	12	3	4.8	3.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Power Whip	90	50	2.16
Shadow Ball	90	50	2.16
Brutal Swing	55	35	1.57
Wrap ▼ def	70	45	1.56
Heavy Slam	70	50	1.4

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
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	13.1	100%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	13.1	100%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	12.5	95%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	12.4	95%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	12.3	94%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	12.2	94%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	11.8	90%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	11.4	87%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	10.8	82%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	10.7	81%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	9.9	76%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	9.9	75%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Wrap 20 DPS	9.8	75%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Wrap 20 DPS	8.3	64%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Wrap 20 DPS	8.3	63%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	5.1	100%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	4.9	95%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	4.2	82%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	3.7	73%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Wrap 20 DPS	3.6	71%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	3.4	67%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	3.3	65%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	3.2	63%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	3.2	63%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	2.9	58%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Brutal Swing 32.5 DPS	2.9	56%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Wrap 20 DPS	2.7	53%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	2.7	52%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Wrap 20 DPS	2.6	50%
Metal Sound 8 DPS	Heavy Slam 35 DPS	2.5	48%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	14	12.2	100%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	14	12.2	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	15	12	98%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	15	12	98%
Metal Sound 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	14	11.1	91%
Metal Sound 4 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	14	11.1	91%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	12	10	82%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Wrap ▼ def 1.56 DPE	15	10	82%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	10	9.9	81%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Wrap ▼ def 1.56 DPE	12	9.8	80%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.4 DPE	15	9.5	77%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.4 DPE	14	9.2	75%
Metal Sound 4 EPT	Brutal Swing 1.57 DPE	10	8.8	72%
Metal Sound 4 EPT	Wrap ▼ def 1.56 DPE	12	8.7	71%
Metal Sound 4 EPT	Heavy Slam 1.4 DPE	14	8.1	66%

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 Dhelmise counters

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

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.53
2
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Fly

0.57
3
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

0.57
4
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.57
5
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.59

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		233
Defense		179
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40	147
Level 50	157

Average size

Height	3.9 m
Weight	210 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,264
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,685
Level 30 Max wild	2,528
Level 40	2,950
Level 50	3,335

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,107
Level 35 (wild)	2,739