Is Carkol good in Pokemon GO?

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

Is Carkol a good raid attacker?

Carkol ranks #204 of 294 rock attackers with 6.5 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

#838 · Generation 8

Carkol

rock fire

Max CP (L40 / L50): 1,512 / 1,710
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 864 / 1,080
Research CP (L15): 648
Buddy distance: 3 km
2nd charged move: 10,000 dust · 25 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Transfer

Transfer the extras

Carkol 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

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Great League#699 of 1154 · score 69.5
Ranked #699 of 1154; not competitive in Great 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

Attack114

Defense157

Stamina190

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

Weak to

ground×2.56
water×2.56
fighting×1.6
rock×1.6

Resists

fire×0.391
bug×0.625
fairy×0.625
flying×0.625
ice×0.625
normal×0.625
poison×0.625

Evolution line

Rolycoly
→25 candyCarkol
→100 candyCoalossal

→ Coalossal: 100 candy

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Great League	–	#699 / 1154	69.5	Smack Down · Rock Slide · Flame Charge	L46.5 · 4/15/15

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
rock	–	#204 / 294	6.5	106	Smack Down · Rock Slide
fire	–	#208 / 263	5.5	91	Smack Down · Flame Charge

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
Smack DownSTAB	rock	13	+7	1.0s	13.0	11	+8	3 turns
Tackle	normal	5	+5	0.5s	10.0	3	+3	1 turn

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy	Effects
Rock BlastSTAB	rock	50	-33	2.0s	1.52	50	-40
Rock SlideSTAB	rock	75	-50	2.5s	1.50	75	-45
Flame ChargeSTAB	fire	70	-33	4.0s	2.12	65	-50	100% chance: +1 own Atk

Questions people ask

Is Carkol good in Pokemon GO?: Not for battle. Carkol has no ranked PvP, raid or Max Battle role, so keep one for the Pokedex and transfer the rest.
Should I keep or transfer Carkol?: Carkol 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 Carkol a good raid attacker?: Carkol ranks #204 of 294 rock attackers with 6.5 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

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