Gourgeist in Pokémon GO

Type	Ghost / Grass
Pokédex number	#711
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	171 / 219 / 146
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,254 / 2,549 / 2,579
Max HP, level 50	135
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight	0.7 m / 9.5 kg

Gourgeist 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.

Gourgeist does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Gourgeist

Gourgeist 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	966	915	83	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,288	1,220	96	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,610	1,526	107	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,932	1,831	117	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,093	1,984	122
40	2,254	2,136	127
45	2,399	2,274	131
50	2,549	2,415	135
51	2,579	2,444	136	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Gourgeist best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Razor Leaf	Shadow Ball	9.5
Razor Leaf	Poltergeist	9.4
Hex	Shadow Ball	9.3
Razor Leaf	Seed Bomb	8.9
Hex	Poltergeist	8.8

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Hex	Ghost	8	13	1 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Incinerate	Fire	32	22	2.5 s	12.8
Razor Leaf	Grass	13	7	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Fire Blast	Fire	140	100	4 s	35.0
Foul Play	Dark	70	50	2 s	35.0
Poltergeist	Ghost	140	100	3.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Seed Bomb	Grass	55	33	2 s	27.5	same type, ×1.2
Shadow Ball	Ghost	100	50	3 s	33.3	same type, ×1.2

Gourgeist 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

Gourgeist CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,254 · HP 127

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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.