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Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026

Foongus

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Foongus is the Mushroom Pokémon — Grass and Poison before Amoonguss. In Pokémon GO it is usually candy on the way to Amoonguss — not a finished raid attacker. Grass/Poison hits Water, Ground, Rock, and Fairy well; Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic punish it. Catch Foongus from the wild, eggs, or events, then evolve.

Say it: FOO-ngu-s

Foongus (#590) is a Grass / Poison Pokémon in Pokémon GO — the pre-evolution of Amoonguss. Trainers almost never power Foongus for raids; the value is candy and IVs for Amoonguss. Against Foongus, lead with Fire, Ice, Flying, or Psychic. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.

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Pokédex notes

Foongus is a Grass / Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0590. Grass picks spike during Sunny weather and certain Community Days.

Where in GO: Wild spawns, eggs, Field Research, and seasonal events

Invest tip: Do not sink Stardust into Foongus. Keep high-IV copies for Amoonguss. Shadow Foongus is the same — evolve toward Shadow Amoonguss.

Type matchups

  • Grass moves hit Water, Ground, and Rock hard.
  • Poison moves hit Grass and Fairy hard.

When Foongus is your opponent, Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic hits hard.

Full type matchup guide →

GO base stats

From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.

Attack
97
Defense
91
Stamina
170

Weak to

FireIceFlyingPsychic

Resists

WaterElectricGrassFightingFairy

Best Pokémon to use against it

When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.

Recommended

Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.

  1. 1. Mega Charizard Y · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  2. 2. Reshiram · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Fusion Flare

  3. 3. Shadow Moltres · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Shadow Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Mega Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  6. 6. Shadow Entei · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  7. 7. Blaziken · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  8. 8. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  9. 9. Chandelure · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  10. 10. Heatran · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Emboar · beats Fire

    Ember + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Infernape · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

Budget

Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.

  1. 1. Darmanitan · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  2. 2. Arcanine · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

  3. 3. Flareon · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  4. 4. Typhlosion · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  5. 5. Magmortar · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Punch

  6. 6. Camerupt · beats Fire

    Incinerate + Overheat

  7. 7. Torkoal · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Overheat

  8. 8. Rapidash · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Fire Blast

  9. 9. Pyroar · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Overheat

  10. 10. Simisear · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Flamethrower

  11. 11. Charizard · beats Fire

    Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM

  12. 12. Houndoom · beats Fire

    Fire Fang + Flamethrower

Recommended moves

Foongus’s Game Master pool is temporary. Real investment is Amoonguss — evolve before serious TMs and power-ups.

Fast

  • Astonish · Standard

    Ghost energy

  • Feint Attack · Standard

    Dark energy

Charged

  • Grass Knot · Standard

    Grass nuke

  • Energy Ball · Standard

    Grass alternate

  • Body Slam · Standard

    Normal / bait

Moves in GO

Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.

Fast

  • astonish
  • feint attack

Charged

  • energy ball
  • body slam
  • grass knot

PvP league ranks (family snapshot)

  • Great League · rank #788 of 954 · CP 1107

    Feint Attack + Grass Knot

  • Master League · rank #822 of 1023 · CP 1107

    Feint Attack + Grass Knot

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