Ducklett

#580 (Unova)

#581 Swanna ›

Pokémon type

Water

Flying

Ducklett weaknesses

Ducklett is weak to Rock-type moves, and doubly weak to Electric-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Ducklett is resistant to Fighting, Bug, Steel, Fire and Water-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Ducklett

The best moves for Ducklett are Water Gun and Brave Bird when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Wing Attack and Brave Bird deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Water Gun

12DPS

Brave Bird

78DPS

Defending

Wing Attack

12DPS

Brave Bird

78DPS

Trainer Battles

Wing Attack

4EPT

Brave Bird

2.84DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Ducklett family. Ducklett evolves into Swanna for 50 Candy.

Ducklett

Swanna

Game images

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

Events

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In person

11th Jan

Summary

Ducklett is a Water & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Electric and Rock moves. Ducklett's best moveset is Water Gun & Brave Bird and it has a Max CP of 968. Ducklett evolves into Swanna.

About

"They are better at swimming than flying, and they happily eat their favorite food, peat moss, as they dive underwater."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Wing Attack	10	11	12
Water Gun	5	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Aerial Ace	55	3	2
Bubble Beam	45	3	1.64
Brave Bird	130	1	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Wing Attack	5	2	3	4
Water Gun	3	1	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def	130	55	2.84
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.6
Bubble Beam ▼ att	50	50	1.2
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

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
Water Gun 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	5.8	100%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	5.5	95%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.7	80%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	4.6	79%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	4.6	78%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	4.4	75%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.4	75%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	4.3	74%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.6	62%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.1	53%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	1.9	100%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	1.8	97%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	1.7	90%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.3	72%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	1.3	69%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 26.4 DPS	1.3	69%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	1.2	64%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	0.9	51%
Wing Attack 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	50%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.7	38%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Brave Bird 2.84 DPE	14	14.4	100%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Brave Bird 2.84 DPE	19	12.1	84%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	73%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	12	9.4	66%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	64%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.6 DPE	15	8.4	59%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Bubble Beam 1.2 DPE	14	7.8	54%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Bubble Beam 1.2 DPE	17	7.2	50%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	28%
Wing Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	25%

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 Ducklett?

Ducklett is weak to Rock moves, and doubly weak to Electric moves.

The best counter to Ducklett is Mega Raichu Y with Thunder Shock and Zap Cannon+, followed by Regieleki.

The top Ducklett 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 Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Zap Cannon+	100%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Zap Cannon+	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Wild Charge	97%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Wild Charge	97%
Regieleki	Lock-On Thunder Cage	96%
Regieleki	Thunder Shock Thunder Cage	95%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Zap Cannon+	94%
Mega Raichu Y	Spark Wild Charge	92%
Mega Raichu Y	Thunder Shock Volt Tackle	92%
Mega Raichu Y	Volt Switch Volt Tackle	92%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		84
Defense		96
Stamina		158

Max HP

Level 40

136

Size

Height	0.5 m
Weight	5.5 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	367
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	489
Level 30 Max wild	734
Level 40	856
Level 50	968

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	612
Level 35 (wild)	795