Blacephalon in Pokémon GO

Type	Fire / Ghost
Pokédex number	#806
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	315 / 148 / 142
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,297 / 3,727 / 3,772
Max HP, level 50	131
Class	Ultra Beast
Buddy distance	20 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Height / weight	1.8 m / 13 kg

Blacephalon evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Blacephalon does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Blacephalon

Blacephalon CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,413	1,348	81	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,884	1,797	93	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,355	2,246	104	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,826	2,696	114	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	3,061	2,921	119
40	3,297	3,145	124
45	3,509	3,347	128
50	3,727	3,556	131
51	3,772	3,598	132	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Blacephalon best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Blacephalon at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Blacephalon gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Astonish	Mind Blown	19.3	Elite TM
Incinerate	Mind Blown	18.9	Elite TM
Incinerate	Overheat	17.0
Astonish	Shadow Ball	16.4
Astonish	Overheat	16.3

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Astonish	Ghost	7	13	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Incinerate	Fire	32	22	2.5 s	12.8	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Mind Blown	Fire	130	33	4 s	32.5	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Myst Fire	Fire	60	33	2 s	30.0	same type, ×1.2
Overheat	Fire	160	100	4 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Shadow Ball	Ghost	100	50	3 s	33.3	same type, ×1.2

Blacephalon weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Fire / Ghost. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Dark	×1.6
Ghost	×1.6
Ground	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Water	×1.6
Bug	×0.39
Fighting	×0.39
Normal	×0.39
Fairy	×0.625
Fire	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Poison	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Blacephalon CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,297 · HP 124

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.