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Great League PvP guide

Lopunny Pokémon GO – PvP, Best Moves, IVs & Counters

Lopunny is a Normal-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Its strongest current PvP league is Great League, where it currently ranks #196. Its recommended PvP moveset is Low Kick with Thunder Punch and Triple Axel.

Great League

#196

Viable pick

Type

Normal

Best Fast Move

Low Kick

Charged Moves

Thunder PunchTriple Axel

Max CP

2,328

Updated for the current Pokémon GO season · September 2026

ABOUT LOPUNNY

Is Lopunny Good in Pokémon GO PvP?

Lopunny is currently a viable PvP option in Great League where it is ranked #196.

Lopunny PvP Rankings

LeagueRankPvP ScoreRecommended Moves
Great LeagueBest#19682.9Low Kick, Thunder Punch, Triple Axel
Ultra League#64965.6Double Kick, Thunder Punch, Shadow Ball

Best Moveset for Lopunny in Pokémon GO PvP

Low Kick
fighting

Fast Move

DMG6Energy+8Turns2DPT3.00EPT4.00

Strong vs: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel

Neutral vs: Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Water

Weak vs: Bug, Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Psychic

Thunder Punch
electric

Charged Move

DMG60Energy cost40

Strong vs: Flying, Water

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel

Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground

Triple Axel
ice

Charged Move

DMG60Energy cost45

Strong vs: Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock

Weak vs: Fire, Ice, Steel, Water

The recommended PvP moveset for Lopunny is Low Kick with Thunder Punch and Triple Axel.

Alternative movesets

All Fast and Charged Moves currently available to Lopunny in the imported game data.

Fast Moves

Double Kick
fighting

Fast Move

DMG8Energy+12Turns3DPT2.67EPT4.00

Strong vs: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel

Neutral vs: Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Water

Weak vs: Bug, Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Psychic

Low KickRecommended
fighting

Fast Move

DMG6Energy+8Turns2DPT3.00EPT4.00

Strong vs: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel

Neutral vs: Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Water

Weak vs: Bug, Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Psychic

Pound
normal

Fast Move · STAB

DMG4Energy+4Turns2DPT2.00EPT2.00

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Ghost, Rock, Steel

Charged Moves

Fire Punch
fire

Charged Move

DMG60Energy cost40

Strong vs: Bug, Grass, Ice, Steel

Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Poison, Psychic

Weak vs: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water

Focus Blast
fighting

Charged Move

DMG150Energy cost75

Strong vs: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel

Neutral vs: Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Water

Weak vs: Bug, Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Psychic

Hyper Beam
normal

Charged Move · STAB

DMG150Energy cost80

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Ghost, Rock, Steel

Shadow Ball
ghost

Charged Move

DMG90Energy cost50

Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic

Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water

Weak vs: Dark, Normal

Thunder PunchRecommended
electric

Charged Move

DMG60Energy cost40

Strong vs: Flying, Water

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel

Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground

Triple AxelRecommended
ice

Charged Move

DMG60Energy cost45

Strong vs: Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock

Weak vs: Fire, Ice, Steel, Water

Lopunny PvP Move Counts

Low Kick → Thunder Punch

5 Fast Moves from empty energy

Repeating count

5555

Low Kick → Triple Axel

6 Fast Moves from empty energy

Repeating count

6656

Lopunny Battle Guide

Matchup values below come from the Great League matchup data in PoGoCoach. A value above 500 means Lopunny wins the matchup; below 500 means it loses.

Strong Matchups

Difficult Matchups

Lopunny Weaknesses & Resistances

Defensive type multipliers below combine Lopunny's Normal typing using the current Pokémon GO battle type chart.

Weak to

  • fighting1.6×

Resistant to

  • ghost0.391×

Best Counters to Lopunny in Pokémon GO PvP

Recommended attacks are measured against Lopunny in Great League. Charged Move percentages show estimated unshielded damage to Lopunny's league HP.

Cramorant329

Great League

Recommended attacks

  • Peckflying

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Divewater

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    27% HP

  • Flyflying

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    43% HP

Ninetales (Shadow)349

Great League

Recommended attacks

  • Emberfire

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Weather Ball (Fire)fire

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    36% HP

  • Energy Ballgrass

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    40% HP

Mimikyu406

Great League

Recommended attacks

  • Shadow Clawghost

    Fast Move

    Resisted

  • Shadow Sneakghost

    Charged Move

    Resisted

    16% HP

  • Play Roughfairy

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    48% HP

Melmetal434

Great League

Recommended attacks

  • Thunder Shockelectric

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Double Iron Bashsteel

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    37% HP

  • Dynamic Punchfighting

    Charged Move

    Super Effective

    64% HP

Tinkaton443

Great League

Recommended attacks

  • Fairy Windfairy

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Gigaton Hammersteel

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    60% HP

  • Bulldozeground

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    31% HP

Ratings are shown from Lopunny's perspective: the lower the value, the harder the matchup is for Lopunny.

Best Teammates for Lopunny in Pokémon GO PvP

Good teammates for Lopunny should help cover some of its most difficult matchups while adding useful coverage against the current Great League meta.

Mimikyu#5

Covers 3 of Lopunny's 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Morpeko (Full Belly)#52

Covers 4 of Lopunny's 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Marowak#23

Covers 4 of Lopunny's 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Pachirisu#68

Covers 5 of Lopunny's 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Stunfisk#21

Covers 3 of Lopunny's 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Teammates are calculated from the current Great League rankings and matchup data, and update automatically with each PvP data import.

Best PvP IVs for Lopunny

LeagueRankIVsCPLevelStat Product
Great League#10/15/141,499282,036,467
#20/14/141,495282,026,724
#30/14/151,499282,026,724
#40/15/131,495282,020,176
#51/12/141,498282,020,103
Ultra League#115/15/152,328503,760,083
#215/14/152,323503,742,092
#314/15/152,315503,738,094
#415/15/142,322503,734,847
#515/13/152,317503,724,101

Lopunny Mega Evolution

If you Mega Evolve

Every column uses the same safe Pokémon level — the highest level where the Max Mega Evolution still fits the league cap. Max Mega Evolve adds a +2 effective level bonus while Mega Evolved, but the Pokémon's real level stays the same.

Mega EvolutionLeagueIV RankIVsStat ProductMax normal CPMega CPMax Mega CPPvP suitability
Lopunny (Mega)Mega Great League#1 / 40960/13/11100.00%
792
at L15
1,500
at L15
6861,500
0/13/11#1 · L13
No Mega Level 4
Meta rank #553
Mega Ultra League#1 / 40962/15/14100.00%
1,328
at L24.5
2,499
at L24.5
1,2202,499
2/15/14#1 · L22.5
No Mega Level 4
Meta rank #543
Mega Master League#1 / 409615/15/15100.00%
2,328
at L50
4,234
at L50
2,3284,284
15/15/15#1 · L50
No Mega Level 4
Meta rank #142

Lopunny Stats in Pokémon GO

Lopunny's real battle stats in each league, at the CP cap and that league's best IV combination.

Great League

Lopunny 0/15/14 (Best IV)

Level
28
CP
1,499
Attack
110.3
Defense
147.7
HP
125

Ultra League

Lopunny 15/15/15 (Best IV)

Level
50
CP
2,328
Attack
143.7
Defense
175.6
HP
149

Lopunny (Mega)

Lopunny (Mega)'s real battle stats in each league, at the CP cap and that league's best IV combination.

Great League

Lopunny (Mega) 0/13/11 (Best IV)

Level
15
CP
1,500
Attack
145.9
Defense
117.4
HP
90

Ultra League

Lopunny (Mega) 2/15/14 (Best IV)

Level
24.5
CP
2,499
Attack
187.8
Defense
151.4
HP
117

Lopunny Evolution

Buneary
Lopunny

Separately from the evolution chain, it can Mega Evolve into Lopunny (Mega).

Pokémon Similar to Lopunny in Pokémon GO PvP

Bewear
normalfighting

Shares Normal typing · Same Low Kick fast move · Master League #218

Bewear (Shadow)
normalfighting

Shares Normal typing · Same Low Kick fast move · Master League #194

Kangaskhan
normal

Same Normal typing · Same Low Kick fast move · Master League #302

Watchog
normal

Same Normal typing · Same Low Kick fast move · Great League #796

Watchog (Shadow)
normal

Same Normal typing · Same Low Kick fast move · Great League #814

Ursaluna
groundnormal

Shares Normal typing · Also runs Thunder Punch · Master League #11

More PoGoCoach tools

IV CalculatorCheck your Lopunny PvP IVs and rank.Team BuilderFind teammates that cover Lopunny's weaknesses.PvP Battle AssistantBattle with Lopunny and get live matchup advice.

Lopunny Pokémon GO PvP FAQ

What is the best moveset for Lopunny in Pokémon GO PvP?

Lopunny's recommended PvP moveset is Low Kick with Thunder Punch and Triple Axel.

Is Lopunny good in Pokémon GO PvP?

Lopunny is currently a viable PvP option in Great League, where it is ranked #196.

What counters Lopunny in Pokémon GO PvP?

Cramorant, Ninetales (Shadow) and Mimikyu are among the strongest current counters to Lopunny in Great League.

What is Lopunny weak to in Pokémon GO?

Lopunny is weak to Fighting (1.6×).