Shadow Kakuna best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Kakuna's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Poison Sting and Struggle, with 3.22 damage per second, and it can deal 24.0 damage before Shadow Kakuna faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Kakuna are:

Poison Sting

Struggle

DPS3.22

TDO23.96

Score5.3

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All Shadow Kakuna movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Kakuna movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Poison Sting	Struggle	3.22	24.0	5.3
2.	Bug Bite	Struggle	2.89	21.5	4.8
3.	Bug Bite	Frustration	2.61	19.4	4.3
4.	Poison Sting	Frustration	2.32	17.2	3.8

Shadow Kakuna fast moves guide

Moves

Bug Bite56

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	3

Effects

Bug Bite has no special effects.

See Bug Bite details page ↗

Poison Sting57

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Poison Sting has no special effects.

See Poison Sting details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bug Bite	5	10.00	6	12.00	0.5s	3	3	3.00	3.00	1s
Poison Sting	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	3	9	1.50	4.50	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Shadow Kakuna's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6

Shadow Kakuna charge moves guide

Shadow Kakuna has access to 2 Charge moves (Struggle and Frustration), which cover Normal-type attacks.

Moves

Struggle350

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	35
Energy	0
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	35
Energy	100

Effects

Struggle has no special effects.

See Struggle details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Struggle	35	15.91	0	0.35	2.2s	35	100	0.35

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Shadow Kakuna moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Shadow Kakuna's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0