Is Appletun good in Pokemon GO?

Not for battle. Appletun has no ranked PvP, raid or Max Battle role, so keep one for the Pokedex and transfer the rest.

Is Appletun a good raid attacker?

Appletun ranks #109 of 168 dragon attackers with 9.7 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

#842 · Generation 8

Appletun

grass dragon

Max CP (L40 / L50): 2,452 / 2,772
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 1,401 / 1,751
Research CP (L15): 1,050
Buddy distance: 5 km
2nd charged move: 75,000 dust · 75 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Transfer

Transfer the extras

Appletun has no job in PvP, raids, or Max Battles. Keep one for the Pokedex and any of the special variants below, and transfer the rest for candy.

Battle roles

–
Great League#811 of 1154 · score 65.5
Ranked #811 of 1154; not competitive in Great League.
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Ultra League#480 of 851 · score 72.8
Ranked #480 of 851; not competitive in Ultra League.

Collection value

The shiny has not been released yet.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack178

Defense146

Stamina242

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

ice×2.56
bug×1.6
dragon×1.6
fairy×1.6
flying×1.6
poison×1.6

Resists

electric×0.391
grass×0.391
water×0.391
ground×0.625

Evolution line

Applin
→200 candy + Sweet AppleAppletun
→200 candy + Tart AppleFlapple
→200 candy + Syrupy AppleDipplin
→400 candyHydrapple

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Great League	–	#811 / 1154	65.5	Astonish · Energy Ball · Outrage	L23 · 4/14/10
Ultra League	–	#480 / 851	72.8	Astonish · Energy Ball · Outrage	L47 · 4/13/14
Ultra Premier	C	#238 / 689	81.8	Astonish · Seed Bomb · Outrage

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking type	Tier	Rank	DPS	TDO	Best moves
dragon	–	#109 / 168	9.7	187	Bullet Seed · Outrage
grass	–	#154 / 344	9.1	176	Bullet Seed · Seed Bomb

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	DPS	PvP power	PvP energy	Speed
Bullet SeedSTAB	grass	7	+13	1.0s	7.0	5	+13	3 turns
Astonish	ghost	7	+13	1.0s	7.0	12	+10	3 turns

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy	Effects
Dragon PulseSTAB	dragon	90	-50	3.5s	1.80	90	-55
Energy BallSTAB	grass	90	-50	4.0s	1.80	80	-45	10% chance: -1 foe Def
OutrageSTAB	dragon	110	-50	4.0s	2.20	110	-60
Seed BombSTAB	grass	55	-33	2.0s	1.67	55	-40

Questions people ask

Is Appletun good in Pokemon GO?: Not for battle. Appletun has no ranked PvP, raid or Max Battle role, so keep one for the Pokedex and transfer the rest.
Should I keep or transfer Appletun?: Appletun has no job in PvP, raids, or Max Battles. Keep one for the Pokedex and any of the special variants below, and transfer the rest for candy.
Is Appletun a good raid attacker?: Appletun ranks #109 of 168 dragon attackers with 9.7 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

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