Blacephalon

#806 (Alola)

#807 Zeraora ›

Pokémon type

Fire

Ghost

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Fog weather

Blacephalon weaknesses

Blacephalon is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Blacephalon is resistant to Poison, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal, Fighting and Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Blacephalon

The best moves for Blacephalon are Incinerate and Mind Blown 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

Incinerate

15.4DPS

Mind Blown Elite TM

39DPS

Defending

Incinerate

15.4DPS

Mind Blown Elite TM

39DPS

Trainer Battles

Incinerate

4EPT

Mind Blown Elite TM

3.09DPE

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Evolution

Blacephalon currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

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

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Pokémon 30th Anniversary: All Out

7th Mar

New Year’s 2026

31st Dec 2025

Summary

Blacephalon is a Fire & Ghost Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark moves. Blacephalon's best moveset is Incinerate & Mind Blown and it has a Max CP of 3,727.

About

"A UB that appeared from an Ultra Wormhole, it causes explosions, then takes advantage of opponents' surprise to rob them of their vitality."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Incinerate	32	8.8	15.4
Astonish	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Mind Blown Elite TM	130	3	4.73
Shadow Ball	100	2	2.4
Mystical Fire	60	3	2.18
Overheat	160	1	1.92

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Incinerate	20	5	4.8	4
Astonish	12	3	4.8	3.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Mind Blown Elite TM ▼▼▼▼ def	90	35	3.09
Overheat ▼▼ att	130	55	2.84
Shadow Ball	90	50	2.16
Mystical Fire ▼ att	60	45	1.6

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
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Mind Blown Elite TM 39 DPS	20.1	115%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Mind Blown Elite TM 39 DPS	19.9	114%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	17.5	100%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	17	97%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Mystical Fire 36 DPS	16.6	95%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	16.5	94%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	15.9	91%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Mystical Fire 36 DPS	15.3	87%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Mind Blown Elite TM 39 DPS	11.8	122%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	9.7	100%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Mind Blown Elite TM 39 DPS	9.5	98%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	9.4	97%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Mystical Fire 36 DPS	8.7	89%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Ball 40 DPS	6.7	70%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Overheat 48 DPS	6	62%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Mystical Fire 36 DPS	5.9	61%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Incinerate 4 EPT	Mind Blown Elite TM ▼▼▼▼ def 3.09 DPE	10	17.1	106%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Overheat ▼▼ att 2.84 DPE	15	16.2	100%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Mind Blown Elite TM ▼▼▼▼ def 3.09 DPE	12	15.1	93%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Overheat ▼▼ att 2.84 DPE	18	14.3	88%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	15	13.4	83%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Ball 2.16 DPE	15	12	74%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Mystical Fire ▼ att 1.6 DPE	15	11.2	69%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Mystical Fire ▼ att 1.6 DPE	15	10.1	63%

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 Blacephalon counters

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

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

1.48
2
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

1.51
3
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

1.51
4
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

1.63
5
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Rock Wrecker

1.63

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

All Blacephalon counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		315
Defense		148
Stamina		142

Max HP

Level 40	124
Level 50	131

Average size

Height	1.8 m
Weight	13 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,413
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,884
Level 30 Max wild	2,826
Level 40	3,297
Level 50	3,727

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,355
Level 35 (wild)	3,061