Steel Poison

Varoom is a Steel and Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 1287 CP. Varoom best moveset in Pokémon GO is Poison Jab and Gunk Shot.

Varoom is weak to Ground (2x) and Fire moves. It is strong against Dragon, Flying, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel, Bug, Fairy, Grass, and Poison moves. Shiny Varoom is not available in Pokémon GO. Varoom is boosted by Snow and Cloudy weather.

Stats

Max CP	1287 CP
Attack	123 ATK
Defense	107 DEF
Stamina	128 STA
Weather Boost	Snow Cloudy
Released	Yes
Shiny released	No
Buddy distance	3 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#965
Height	1 m
Weight	35 kg
Region	Paldea Generation 9
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Varoom type chart

Weaknesses

Ground	256.0%
Fire	160.0%

Resistances

Poison	24.4%
Bug	39.1%
Fairy	39.1%
Grass	39.1%
Dragon	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Varoom's best moveset

Varoom's best moveset is Poison Jab and Gunk Shot, with 8.51 DPS (damage per second) and 103.1 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Cloudy weather.

Best Varoom moves

Poison Jab

Gunk Shot

DPS8.51

TDO103.06

Score9.8

Weather Boost

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If you are unable to get Varoom with its best moveset, we recommend to use Lick/Gunk Shot. You will lose around 0.9% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Varoom's strongest moveset (Poison Jab/Gunk Shot).

Varoom moves comparison

The following chart shows Varoom's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Varoom's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Poison Jab	Gunk Shot	8.51	103.1	9.8
2.	Lick	Gunk Shot	8.43	102.1	9.8
3.	Poison Jab	Gyro Ball	8.02	97.1	9.3
4.	Lick	Gyro Ball	7.83	94.7	9.1
5.	Poison Jab	Acid Spray	4.90	59.4	5.7
6.	Lick	Acid Spray	4.21	51.0	4.9

Fast Attacks

• Lick560.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  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 ↗
• Poison Jab1070.8s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Ground
    • Rock
    • Ghost

  • 39.1%
  • • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	0.8s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Poison Jab has no special effects.

  See Poison Jab details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Gunk Shot1301003.1s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Ground
    • Rock
    • Ghost

  • 39.1%
  • • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.1s
  Damage window	1.7s - 2.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Gunk Shot has no special effects.

  See Gunk Shot details page ↗
• Gyro Ball80503.3s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Rock
    • Ice
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Fire
    • Water
    • Electric

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	3.3s
  Damage window	3.0s - 3.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Gyro Ball has no special effects.

  See Gyro Ball details page ↗
• Acid Spray20503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Ground
    • Rock
    • Ghost

  • 39.1%
  • • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	20
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.1s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	20
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Acid Spray has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 33.3%

  See Acid Spray details page ↗

Varoom Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Varoom's has 1287 max CP (at Level 50). A Varoom obtained from Raids can be encountered from 603 CP to 650 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 753 CP to 813 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Varoom can be found in the 452 CP to 487 CP range.

Max CP	1287 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	452 CP - 487 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	603 CP - 650 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	603 CP - 650 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Snow Cloudy	753 CP - 813 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have 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. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Varoom Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Varoom Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Varoom evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Varoom	50 Candy	Revavroom

• Varoom evolves into Revavroom which costs 50 Candy.

Regular and Shiny Varoom

• #965Varoom
• #965Shiny Varoom

Mega Pokémon that boost Varoom

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Varoom's Steel and Poison-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Varoom.

Mega Venusaur

Mega Beedrill

Mega Gengar

Mega Steelix

Mega Scizor

Mega Aggron

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Varoom Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Varoom in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Steel medal

None↓

Poison medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Varoom, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Varoom family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Varoom in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Varoom

Revavroom

List of Varoom costumes

A list of Varoom costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Varoom high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Varoom. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #965
• #965

Wallpaper