Vikavolt in Pokémon GO

Type	Bug / Electric
Pokédex number	#738
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	254 / 158 / 184
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,117 / 3,524 / 3,566
Max HP, level 50	167
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	1.5 m / 45 kg

Vikavolt 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.

Vikavolt evolves from Charjabug for 100 Grubbin Candy.

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

Family: Grubbin · Charjabug · Vikavolt

Vikavolt 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	1,336	1,275	102	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,781	1,700	118	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,226	2,126	132	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,672	2,551	145	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,894	2,764	151
40	3,117	2,976	157
45	3,317	3,168	162
50	3,524	3,365	167
51	3,566	3,405	168	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Vikavolt best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Bug Bite	Fly	13.8
Volt Switch	Fly	12.9	Elite TM
Bug Bite	Discharge	12.9
Mud Slap	Fly	12.8
Spark	Fly	12.5

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bug Bite	Bug	5	6	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2
Mud Slap	Ground	19	13	1.5 s	12.7
Spark	Electric	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2
Volt Switch	Electric	13	20	1.5 s	8.7	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Crunch	Dark	65	33	3 s	21.7
Discharge	Electric	65	33	2.5 s	26.0	same type, ×1.2
Fly	Flying	90	50	2 s	45.0
X Scissor	Bug	45	33	1.5 s	30.0	same type, ×1.2

Vikavolt weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack type	Damage
Fire	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Vikavolt CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,117 · HP 157

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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.