Bouffalant in Pokémon GO

Type	Normal
Pokédex number	#626
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	195 / 182 / 216
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,797 / 3,163 / 3,200
Max HP, level 50	194
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.6 m / 94.6 kg

Bouffalant 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.

Bouffalant does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Bouffalant

Bouffalant 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	1,199	1,143	119	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,598	1,524	137	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,998	1,905	154	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,398	2,286	169	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,598	2,476	175
40	2,797	2,667	182
45	2,977	2,838	188
50	3,163	3,015	194
51	3,200	3,051	195	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Bouffalant best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Zen Headbutt	Skull Bash	9.6
Mud Shot	Skull Bash	9.2
Zen Headbutt	Earthquake	8.8
Zen Headbutt	Megahorn	8.6
Zen Headbutt	Stomp	8.5

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Mud Shot	Ground	4	6	0.5 s	8.0
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	11	9	1 s	11.0

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Earthquake	Ground	140	100	3.5 s	40.0
Megahorn	Bug	105	100	2 s	52.5
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	3 s	43.3	same type, ×1.2
Stomp	Normal	50	50	1.5 s	33.3	same type, ×1.2

Bouffalant weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack type	Damage
Fighting	×1.6
Ghost	×0.39

Bouffalant CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,797 · HP 182

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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.