Thievul in Pokémon GO

Type	Dark
Pokédex number	#828
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	172 / 164 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,136 / 2,415 / 2,444
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	1.2 m / 19.9 kg

Thievul 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.

Thievul evolves from Nickit for 50 Nickit Candy.

Thievul is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Nickit · Thievul

Thievul 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	915	867	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,221	1,155	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,526	1,444	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,831	1,733	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,984	1,878	142
40	2,136	2,022	147
45	2,274	2,152	152
50	2,415	2,286	157
51	2,444	2,314	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Thievul best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Snarl	Play Rough	8.7
Sucker Punch	Play Rough	8.5
Sucker Punch	Night Slash	8.2
Snarl	Night Slash	8.2
Quick Attack	Play Rough	8.1

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Quick Attack	Normal	10	13	1 s	10.0
Snarl	Dark	11	13	1 s	11.0	same type, ×1.2
Sucker Punch	Dark	5	6	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Icy Wind	Ice	65	33	3.5 s	18.6	Elite TM
Night Slash	Dark	45	33	2 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2
Play Rough	Fairy	90	50	3 s	30.0

Thievul weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×1.6
Fairy	×1.6
Fighting	×1.6
Psychic	×0.39
Dark	×0.625
Ghost	×0.625

Thievul CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,136 · 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.