Dhelmise in Pokémon GO

Type	Ghost / Grass
Pokédex number	#781
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	233 / 179 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,950 / 3,335 / 3,375
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	3.9 m / 210 kg

Dhelmise 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.

Dhelmise does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Dhelmise

Dhelmise 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	1,264	1,206	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,685	1,608	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,107	2,010	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,528	2,412	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,739	2,613	142
40	2,950	2,814	147
45	3,139	2,995	152
50	3,335	3,182	157
51	3,375	3,220	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Dhelmise best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	12.4
Metal Sound	Shadow Ball	12.4
Shadow Claw	Power Whip	12.3
Astonish	Shadow Ball	12.3
Metal Sound	Power Whip	12.3

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Astonish	Ghost	7	13	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Metal Sound	Steel	4	6	0.5 s	8.0
Shadow Claw	Ghost	6	4	0.5 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Brutal Swing	Dark	65	33	2 s	32.5
Heavy Slam	Steel	70	50	2 s	35.0
Power Whip	Grass	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2
Shadow Ball	Ghost	100	50	3 s	33.3	same type, ×1.2
Wrap	Normal	60	33	3 s	20.0

Dhelmise weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Ghost / Grass. 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
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ghost	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Fighting	×0.39
Normal	×0.39
Electric	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Dhelmise CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,950 · HP 147

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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.