Sigilyph

#561 (Unova)

#562 Yamask ›

Pokémon type

Psychic

Flying

Sigilyph weaknesses

Sigilyph is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Sigilyph is resistant to Grass and Psychic-type moves, and doubly resistant to Fighting and Ground-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Sigilyph

The best moves for Sigilyph are Air Slash and Psybeam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Air Slash and Air Cutter deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Air Slash

14.4DPS

Psybeam

26DPS

Defending

Air Slash

14.4DPS

Ancient Power

20DPS

Trainer Battles

Air Slash

3EPT

Air Cutter

1.8DPE

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Evolution

Sigilyph currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

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

Summary

Sigilyph is a Psychic & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark moves. Sigilyph's best moveset is Air Slash & Psybeam and it has a Max CP of 2,883.

About

"The guardians of an ancient city, they always fly the same route while keeping watch for invaders."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Air Slash	12	8	14.4
Zen Headbutt	11	9	13.2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Ancient Power	70	3	2.12
Psybeam	65	2	1.56
Signal Beam	75	2	1.5
Air Cutter	55	2	1.32

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Air Slash	9	3	3.6	3
Zen Headbutt	8	3	3.2	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Air Cutter ▲ att	60	40	1.8
Psybeam	70	60	1.4
Signal Beam ▼ att ▼ def	75	55	1.36
Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def	60	45	1.33

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
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	9.1	100%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Air Cutter 26.4 DPS	9	99%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Signal Beam 25 DPS	9	98%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	8.9	97%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Signal Beam 25 DPS	8.7	96%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Air Cutter 26.4 DPS	8.7	96%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	8.5	93%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	8.3	91%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.6	100%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.6	99%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	3.6	98%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Psybeam 26 DPS	3.5	97%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Signal Beam 25 DPS	3.5	96%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Signal Beam 25 DPS	3.4	95%
Air Slash 14.4 DPS	Air Cutter 26.4 DPS	3.4	93%
Zen Headbutt 13.2 DPS	Air Cutter 26.4 DPS	3.3	92%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Air Slash 3 EPT	Air Cutter 1.8 DPE	15	9	100%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Psybeam 1.4 DPE	21	7.8	87%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Signal Beam 1.36 DPE	21	7.7	85%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	15	7.6	84%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Air Cutter 1.8 DPE	21	6.8	76%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Psybeam 1.4 DPE	30	6	67%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Signal Beam 1.36 DPE	30	5.9	66%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	24	5.9	65%

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 Sigilyph?

Sigilyph is weak to Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice and Dark moves.

The best counter to Sigilyph is Mega Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball, followed by Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Raichu Y and Regieleki.

The top Sigilyph 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 Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	100%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	99%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	99%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	99%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	96%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	96%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	96%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	95%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		204
Defense		167
Stamina		176

Max HP

Level 40

150

Size

Height	1.4 m
Weight	14 kg

Other

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

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,093
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,457
Level 30 Max wild	2,186
Level 40	2,550
Level 50	2,883

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,821
Level 35 (wild)	2,368