Grass

Shadow Cacnea is a Grass-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 1404 CP. Shadow Cacnea best moveset in Pokémon GO is Sucker Punch and Grass Knot. Shiny Shadow Cacnea is not available in Pokémon GO. Shadow Cacnea is boosted by Sunny weather.

Shadow Cacnea is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison moves. It is strong against Electric, Grass, Ground, and Water moves.

1404 CP

156 ATK

74 DEF

137 STA

• Sunny

Yes

No

3 km

Tier ranking

Role	Tier
Grass-type Attacker Sucker Punch / Grass Knot	F Tier#91
Gym Defender	Not ranked

Shadow Cacnea weaknesses and resistances

More information

• Shadow Cacnea takes increased damage from Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison type moves.
• Shadow Cacnea takes reduced damage from Electric, Grass, Ground, and Water type moves.
• Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Shadow Cacnea's best moveset

Shadow Cacnea's best moveset is Sucker Punch and Grass Knot, with 15.93 DPS (damage per second) and 124.6 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Fog and Sunny weather.

Best Shadow Cacnea moves

Sucker Punch

Grass Knot

DPS15.93

TDO124.61

Score16.9

Weather Boost

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Shadow Cacnea moves comparison

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Sucker Punch	Grass Knot	15.93	124.6	16.9
2.	Poison Sting	Grass Knot	14.60	114.2	15.5
3.	Sucker Punch	Trailblaze	14.15	110.7	15.0
4.	Sand Attack	Grass Knot	14.10	110.3	14.9
5.	Sucker Punch	Seed Bomb	13.94	109.0	14.8
6.	Poison Sting	Seed Bomb	12.93	101.2	13.7
7.	Sucker Punch	Payback	12.85	100.6	13.6
8.	Poison Sting	Trailblaze	12.74	99.7	13.5
9.	Sand Attack	Seed Bomb	12.52	98.0	13.3
10.	Sand Attack	Trailblaze	12.18	95.3	12.9
11.	Sucker Punch	Brick Break	11.64	91.1	12.3
12.	Poison Sting	Payback	10.94	85.6	11.6

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Fast Attacks

• Sucker Punch780.7s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	8
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	0.7s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Sucker Punch has no special effects.

  See Sucker Punch details page ↗
• Poison Sting570.6s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Ground
    • Rock
    • Ghost

  • 39.1%
  • • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

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

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	9

  
  

  Effects

  Poison Sting has no special effects.

  See Poison Sting details page ↗
• Sand Attack470.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Poison
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Electric

  • 62.5%
  • • Bug
    • Grass

  • 39.1%
  • • Flying

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	2
  Energy	4

  
  

  Effects

  Sand Attack has no special effects.

  See Sand Attack details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Seed Bomb55332.1s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.1s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Seed Bomb has no special effects.

  See Seed Bomb details page ↗
• Brick Break40331.6s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Normal
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Ice
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Psychic
    • Fairy

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	40
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	1.6s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	40
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Brick Break has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Brick Break details page ↗
• Grass Knot90502.6s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.6s
  Damage window	1.7s - 2.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Grass Knot has no special effects.

  See Grass Knot details page ↗
• Frustration10332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  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 ↗
• Payback1001002.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	2.2s
  Damage window	1.1s - 2.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	110
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Payback has no special effects.

  See Payback details page ↗
• Trailblaze65502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

  See Trailblaze details page ↗

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Cacnea's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Cacnea's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

If you are unable to get Shadow Cacnea with its best moveset, we recommend to use Poison Sting/Grass Knot. You will lose around 8.3% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Shadow Cacnea's strongest moveset (Sucker Punch/Grass Knot).

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Cacnea has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Cacnea Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Shadow Cacnea's has 1404 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Cacnea obtained from Raids can be encountered from 618 CP to 709 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 773 CP to 887 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Cacnea can be found in the 493 CP to 532 CP range.

Max CP	1404 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	493 CP - 532 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	658 CP - 709 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	618 CP - 709 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Sunny	773 CP - 887 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Shadow Cacnea Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Cacnea Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Shadow Cacnea evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Shadow Cacnea	50 Candy	Shadow Cacturne

• Shadow Cacnea evolves into Shadow Cacturne which costs 50 Candy.

Regular and Shiny Shadow Cacnea

• #331Shadow Cacnea
• #331Shiny Shadow Cacnea

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Cacnea

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Cacnea's Grass-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Cacnea.

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Shadow Cacnea Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Shadow Cacnea in Pokémon GO is 55.65%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 87.43% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 95.54%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Grass medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	55.65%	60.75%	70.47%	77.78%
	Curve	74.90%	79.60%	87.43%	92.25%
Razz Berry	-	70.47%	75.41%	83.95%	89.53%
	Curve	87.43%	90.79%	95.54%	97.84%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	76.86%	81.42%	88.87%	93.33%
	Curve	91.69%	94.28%	97.61%	99.00%
Golden Razz Berry	-	86.90%	90.35%	95.26%	97.67%
	Curve	96.84%	98.12%	99.44%	99.83%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Cacnea, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Shadow Cacnea family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Cacnea in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Cacnea

Cacturne

Shadow Cacnea

Shadow Cacturne

List of Shadow Cacnea costumes

A list of Shadow Cacnea costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Shadow Cacnea high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Cacnea. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #331
• #331

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