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Obstagoon is a Dark- and Normal-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Obstagoon has a maximum CP of 2,999. It is weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Obstagoon is Lick and Hyper Beam.

Obstagoon Stats and Max CP

Obstagoon's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Read meta analysis

PvE Analysis

Obstagoon PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Dark Attacker:LickNight Slash
• Normal Attacker:LickHyper Beam

⚔️ Raids – Obstagoon lacks a viable Dark or Normal-type moveset to be considered a worthwhile Raid attacker.

🛡️ Gyms – Obstagoon is an A-Tier Gym defender, although it will fold quickly against a strong Fighting-type.

PvP Analysis

Obstagoon PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:CounterNight SlashCross Chop
• Ultra League:CounterNight SlashCross Chop
• Master League:CounterNight SlashObstruct

Preferred Moveset – Counter, Night Slash, and Obstruct* / Cross Chop / Hyper Beam / Gunk Shot

🔵 Great League – Obstagoon is a decent pick for the Great League, though it has lost popularity in recent seasons due to meta shifts and the nerf to Counter's energy generation. It performs better in limited metas, where its typing provides strong resistances to Ghost, Dark, and Psychic types. The shadow form performs similarly, as the extra damage output is not enough to significantly improve its matchups in the meta. Note: Night Slash is mandatory, and depending on your willingness to use shields, Obstruct as a secondary move can enhance Obstagoon's win-loss matchups if it successfully baits shields. However, landing a massive Gunk Shot or Hyper Beam is always a fun option!

🟡 Ultra League – Obstagoon has traditionally been well-suited to the Ultra League, thanks to its useful typing, decent bulk, and previously spammy moveset. However, the nerf to Counter and a meta shift favoring Poison-types have significantly impacted its viability. As in the Great League, the shadow form doesn’t provide substantial improvements, and Obstruct remains the best secondary move (on paper) if you can successfully bait shields.

🟣 Master League – Obstagoon is more of a “meme” pick in the Master League, where its limited combat power and resistances restrict its utility, except for completely walling Giratina-Origin!

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Gym Defender

C#51

Dark-type

D#173

Normal-type

D#148

Great League

D#706

Ultra League

D#524

Master League

F#357

Obstagoon Type Chart

Obstagoon takes increased damage from:

Fighting256.0%

Bug160.0%

Fairy160.0%

Obstagoon takes reduced damage from:

Ghost24.4%

Psychic39.1%

Dark62.5%

Obstagoon best moveset

Lick + Hyper Beam

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Lick

Hyper Beam

The best Normal-type moveset for Obstagoon is Lick and Hyper Beam (10.48 DPS, 260.9 TDO). In raids, Obstagoon ranks #148 among Normal-type attackers (D Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Lick	Hyper Beam	9.54	10.48	260.9
2.	Counter	Hyper Beam	9.26	10.17	253.3
3.	Lick	Gunk Shot	8.54	9.37	233.4
4.	Counter	Gunk Shot	8.44	9.27	230.9
5.	Counter	Night Slash	8.17	8.97	223.4
6.	Lick	Night Slash	8.11	8.91	221.9
7.	Counter	Cross Chop	7.85	8.63	214.8
8.	Lick	Cross Chop	7.72	8.48	211.3

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Fast Attacks

• Counter1391.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Normal160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Ice160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Psychic62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	13
  Energy	9
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	6

  
  

  Effects

  Counter has no special effects.

  See Counter details page ↗
• Lick560.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Normal39.1%
  • Dark62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	3

  
  

  Effects

  Lick has no special effects.

  See Lick details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Obstruct *20331.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Dark62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	20
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	15
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Obstruct has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Increase User's Defense by 25.0%
  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Obstruct details page ↗
• Night Slash45332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Dark62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.1s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

  • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

  See Night Slash details page ↗
• Cross Chop50501.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Normal160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Ice160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Psychic62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Cross Chop has no special effects.

  See Cross Chop details page ↗
• Hyper Beam1501004.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Steel62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	4.0s
  Damage window	3.5s - 3.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	80

  
  

  Effects

  Hyper Beam has no special effects.

  See Hyper Beam details page ↗
• Gunk Shot1301003.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Grass160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Poison62.5%
  • Ground62.5%
  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost62.5%
  • Steel39.1%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.6s - 2.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Gunk Shot has no special effects.

  See Gunk Shot details page ↗

Obstagoon CP Chart

At Level 50, Obstagoon maxes out at 2,999 CP. Raid catches are 1,443 to 1,515 CP, or 1,803 to 1,894 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 1,082 to 1,137 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	2999 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1082 CP - 1137 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1443 CP - 1515 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1443 CP - 1515 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	1803 CP - 1894 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Obstagoon

Mega Pokémon that boost Obstagoon’s Dark and Normal-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Obstagoon.

Dark

Normal

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#862
Height	1.6 m
Weight	46 kg
Region	Generation 8
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 50% Male ♀ 50% Female
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	10 500
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Galarian Zigzagoon	25 Candy	Galarian Linoone
Galarian Linoone	100 Candy	Obstagoon

• Galarian Zigzagoon evolves into Galarian Linoone which costs 25 Candy.
• Galarian Linoone evolves into Obstagoon which costs 100 Candy.

Obstagoon family

Obstagoon’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Zigzagoon

Linoone

Obstagoon

Galarian Zigzagoon

Galarian Linoone

Galarian Shadow Zigzagoon

Galarian Shadow Linoone

Shadow Zigzagoon

Shadow Linoone

Shadow Obstagoon

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.78 m	0.8 m	1.6 m	2.4 m	2.48 m

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Size bounds

Obstagoon's height ranges from 0.784 m to 2.48 m, with the average being 1.6 m.

Movement type

Jumping

Movement Timer

10s

Jump Time

1s

Attack Probability

30%

Attack Timer

29s

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

1

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Obstagoon from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Obstagoon

• Regular ObstagoonCopy shortcode
• Shiny ObstagoonCopy shortcode

Obstagoon high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Obstagoon. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #862
• #862

Official artwork

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