Rufflet in Pokémon GO

Type	Normal / Flying
Pokédex number	#627
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	150 / 97 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,491 / 1,686 / 1,706
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight	0.5 m / 10.5 kg

Rufflet 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.

Rufflet evolves into Braviary for 50 Rufflet Candy.

Family: Rufflet · Braviary

Rufflet 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	639	597	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	852	796	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,065	996	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,278	1,195	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,384	1,294	142
40	1,491	1,394	147
45	1,587	1,484	152
50	1,686	1,576	157
51	1,706	1,595	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Rufflet best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Peck	Fly	9.3
Wing Attack	Fly	9.3
Peck	Brave Bird	8.9
Wing Attack	Brave Bird	8.9
Wing Attack	Aerial Ace	7.1

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Peck	Flying	10	10	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Wing Attack	Flying	10	11	1 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aerial Ace	Flying	55	33	2.5 s	22.0	same type, ×1.2
Brave Bird	Flying	130	100	2 s	65.0	same type, ×1.2
Fly	Flying	90	50	2 s	45.0	same type, ×1.2
Rock Tomb	Rock	65	50	3 s	21.7

Rufflet weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack type	Damage
Electric	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Ghost	×0.39
Ground	×0.39
Bug	×0.625
Grass	×0.625

Rufflet CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,491 · 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.