Cacturne #0332 Shadow
| Max CP | L402298L502598L51 · Best Buddy2629 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Oct 17, 2019Mar 27, 2024 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Cacturne takes 256% from Bug, and 160% from Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying and Fairy moves.
Shadow Cacturne is a Grass/Dark-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Bug and weak to Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying and Fairy.
It reaches 2598 CP at level 50, or 2629 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Sucker Punch with Grass Knot.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DarkSucker Punch | GrassGrass Knot | 13.8 | 129 | |
| 2 | GroundSand Attack | GrassGrass Knot | 13.2 | 124 |
| 3 | PoisonPoison Jab | GrassGrass Knot | 13.0 | 122 |
| 4 | DarkSucker Punch | GrassTrailblaze | 12.3 | 115 |
| 5 | DarkSucker Punch | DarkDark Pulse | 12.0 | 113 |
| 6 | DarkSucker Punch | FightingDynamic Punch | 11.9 | 112 |
| 7 | PoisonPoison Jab | GrassTrailblaze | 11.9 | 112 |
| 8 | PoisonPoison Jab | DarkDark Pulse | 11.8 | 110 |
10 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | PoisonPoison Jab | FightingDynamic Punch | 11.7 | 110 |
| 10 | GroundSand Attack | GrassTrailblaze | 11.5 | 108 |
| 11 | GroundSand Attack | DarkDark Pulse | 11.3 | 106 |
| 12 | GroundSand Attack | FightingDynamic Punch | 11.2 | 105 |
| 13 | DarkSucker Punch | DarkPayback | 11.0 | 103 |
| 14 | PoisonPoison Jab | DarkPayback | 10.6 | 100 |
| 15 | GroundSand Attack | DarkPayback | 10.0 | 94 |
| 16 | PoisonPoison Jab | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 9.0 | 84 |
| 17 | DarkSucker Punch | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 75 |
| 18 | GroundSand Attack | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 56 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | 5 | 6 | 0.5s | 10.0 | 12.0 | |
| Sand Attack | Ground | 4 | 7 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 14.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payback | Dark | 95 | 100 | 2.0s | 47.5 | 0.95 | |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 50 | 2.5s | 36.0 | 1.80 | |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 85 | 50 | 2.5s | 34.0 | 1.70 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 50 | 2.0s | 32.5 | 1.30 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 50 | 3.0s | 26.7 | 1.60 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucker Punch | Dark | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Sand Attack | Ground | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | 90 | 45 | 2.00 | |
| Payback | Dark | 110 | 60 | 1.83 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 45 | 1.78 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 45 | 1.44 | |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 50 | 1.80 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega BeedrillBugBug BiteEBugFell Stinger+86.0 eDPS - 2
Mega HeracrossBugFury CutterBugMegahorn76.0 eDPS - 3
PheromosaBugBug BiteBugBug Buzz66.9 eDPS - 4
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK66.5 eDPS - 5
Mega PinsirBugFury CutterBugX-Scissor66.2 eDPS - 6
Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+66.1 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 93210/10/10 | 98515/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 124310/10/10 | 131315/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 155410/10/10 | 164115/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 19410/0/0 | 229815/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 21940/0/0 | 259815/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 22200/0/0 | 262915/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 985 | 832 |
| Level 20 | 1313 | 1109 |
| Level 25 | 1641 | 1386 |
| Level 30 | 1970 | 1664 |
| Level 35 | 2134 | 1802 |
| Level 40 | 2298 | 1941 |
| Level 45 | 2445 | 2066 |
| Level 50 | 2598 | 2194 |
| Level 51 | 2629 | 2220 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.3 m · 77.4 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Cacturne in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/14/15 | 1500 | 24.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/13 | 1498 | 24.5 | 99.95% |
| #3 | 1/14/13 | 1499 | 24.5 | 99.63% |
| #4 | 1/15/11 | 1497 | 24.5 | 99.58% |
| #5 | 2/13/13 | 1500 | 24.5 | 99.30% |
| #6 | 2/14/11 | 1498 | 24.5 | 99.26% |
| #7 | 3/15/15 | 1495 | 24 | 99.24% |
| #8 | 0/13/15 | 1494 | 24.5 | 99.22% |
| #9 | 2/15/10 | 1499 | 24.5 | 99.20% |
| #10 | 0/14/13 | 1492 | 24.5 | 99.18% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1996 of 4,096, with 94.81% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 3/15/15 | 2495 | 51 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 4/15/14 | 2499 | 51 | 99.81% |
| #3 | 4/14/15 | 2497 | 51 | 99.67% |
| #4 | 2/15/15 | 2484 | 51 | 99.55% |
| #5 | 6/15/15 | 2499 | 50 | 99.51% |
| #6 | 3/15/14 | 2488 | 51 | 99.36% |
| #7 | 5/13/15 | 2498 | 51 | 99.34% |
| #8 | 3/14/15 | 2485 | 51 | 99.23% |
| #9 | 4/15/15 | 2491 | 50.5 | 99.22% |
| #10 | 7/14/15 | 2500 | 50 | 99.17% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #402 of 4,096, with 96.66% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.