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Pokémon GO · #281 · Psychic / Fairy

Kirlia in Pokémon GO

Kirlia (#281) is a Psychic / Fairy-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 1,093 at level 50, 966 at level 40 and 1,106 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Confusion with Psychic. It takes extra damage from Ghost, Poison and Steel attacks.

TypePsychic / Fairy
Pokédex number#281
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina117 / 90 / 116
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51966 / 1,093 / 1,106
Max HP, level 50110
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight0.79 m / 20.2 kg

Kirlia 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.

Kirlia evolves from Ralts for 25 Ralts Candy.

Kirlia evolves into Gallade for 100 Ralts Candy and a Sinnoh Stone; you also need to only a male one can evolve this way.

Kirlia evolves into Gardevoir for 100 Ralts Candy.

Family: Ralts · Kirlia · Gardevoir · Gallade

Kirlia 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.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1541438167research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2055250878eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
2569063587raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
3082876395wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
3589782699
40966890103
451,029947106
501,0931,006110
511,1061,018110best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Kirlia best moveset

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

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
ConfusionPsychic6.9
Charge BeamPsychic6.6
Magical LeafPsychic6.5
ConfusionTriple Axel6.0
ConfusionDraining Kiss5.8

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Charge BeamElectric7141 s7.0
ConfusionPsychic19141.5 s12.7same type, ×1.2
Magical LeafGrass17171.5 s11.3

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Disarming VoiceFairy70334 s17.5same type, ×1.2
Draining KissFairy60502.5 s24.0same type, ×1.2
PsychicPsychic95503 s31.7same type, ×1.2
Shadow SneakGhost50333 s16.7
Triple AxelIce60332 s30.0

Kirlia weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack typeDamage
Ghost×1.6
Poison×1.6
Steel×1.6
Dragon×0.39
Fighting×0.39
Psychic×0.625

Kirlia CP calculator

CP 966 · HP 103

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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.