Shadow Cacnea best moveset in Pokémon GO

Moves

Shadow Cacnea's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Sucker Punch and Grass Knot, with 13.44 damage per second, and it can deal 105.1 damage before Shadow Cacnea faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Cacnea are:
DPS13.44
TDO105.15
Score22.5
Boosted by
  • fog
  • sunny

All Shadow Cacnea movesets ranked

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

      #
      Fast Attack
      Charged Attack
      DPS
      TDO
      Score 🔽
      1.DarkSucker Punch GrassGrass Knot 13.44105.122.5
      2.PoisonPoison Sting GrassGrass Knot 13.21103.422.1
      3.DarkSucker Punch GrassSeed Bomb 11.9993.820.1
      4.PoisonPoison Sting GrassSeed Bomb 11.7992.219.7
      5.DarkSucker Punch DarkPayback 9.7075.916.2
      6.DarkSucker Punch FightingBrick Break 9.6675.616.2
      7.PoisonPoison Sting FightingBrick Break 9.3973.515.7
      8.PoisonPoison Sting DarkPayback 9.3172.815.6
      9.DarkSucker Punch NormalFrustration 4.5435.57.6
      10.PoisonPoison Sting NormalFrustration 4.2533.37.1

      Shadow Cacnea fast moves guide

      Moves

      Moves

      DarkSucker Punch7Damage8Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Sucker Punch
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Ghost
        • Psychic
      • 62.5%
        • Fighting
        • Dark
        • Fairy
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage7
      Energy8
      Weather boost
      • fogFog
      Duration0.7s
      Damage window0.3s - 0.7s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage5
      Energy7

      Effects
      Sucker Punch has no special effects.
      See Sucker Punch details page ↗
      PoisonPoison Sting5Damage7Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Poison Sting
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Grass
        • Fairy
      • 62.5%
        • Poison
        • Ground
        • Rock
        • Ghost
      • 39.1%
        • Steel
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage5
      Energy7
      Weather boost
      • cloudyCloudy
      Duration0.6s
      Damage window0.4s - 0.6s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage3
      Energy9

      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
      58.33711.670.6s391.504.501s
      710.00811.430.7s572.503.501s

      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 Cacnea's Fast Moves Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      Dark×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×0.6×0.6
      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 Cacnea charge moves guide

      Moves

      Shadow Cacnea has access to 5 Charge moves (Seed Bomb, Brick Break, Grass Knot, Frustration, and Payback), which cover Grass, Fighting, Normal, and Dark-type attacks. When using Seed Bomb and Grass Knot you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

      Moves

      GrassSeed Bomb55Damage33Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Seed Bomb
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Ground
        • Rock
        • Water
      • 62.5%
        • Flying
        • Poison
        • Bug
        • Steel
        • Fire
        • Grass
        • Dragon
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage55
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • sunnySunny
      Duration2.1s
      Damage window1.2s - 1.9s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage60
      Energy45

      Effects
      Seed Bomb has no special effects.
      See Seed Bomb details page ↗
      FightingBrick Break40Damage33Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Brick Break
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Normal
        • Rock
        • Steel
        • Ice
        • Dark
      • 62.5%
        • Flying
        • Poison
        • Bug
        • Psychic
        • Fairy
      • 39.1%
        • Ghost
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage40
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • cloudyCloudy
      Duration1.6s
      Damage window0.8s - 1.4s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage40
      Energy35

      Effects
      Brick Break has no special effects.
      See Brick Break details page ↗
      GrassGrass Knot90Damage50Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Grass Knot
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Ground
        • Rock
        • Water
      • 62.5%
        • Flying
        • Poison
        • Bug
        • Steel
        • Fire
        • Grass
        • Dragon
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage90
      Energy50
      Weather boost
      • sunnySunny
      Duration2.6s
      Damage window1.7s - 2.6s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage90
      Energy50

      Effects
      Grass Knot has no special effects.
      See Grass Knot details page ↗
      NormalFrustration10Damage33Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Frustration
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 62.5%
        • Rock
        • Steel
      • 39.1%
        • Ghost
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage10
      Energy33
      Weather boost
      • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
      Duration2.0s
      Damage window1.0s - 1.8s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage10
      Energy70

      Effects
      Frustration has no special effects.
      See Frustration details page ↗
      DarkPayback100Damage100Energy
      Toggle more information for move: Payback
      Type effectiveness chart
      • 160.0%
        • Ghost
        • Psychic
      • 62.5%
        • Fighting
        • Dark
        • Fairy
      Gym and Raid Battles
      Damage100
      Energy100
      Weather boost
      • fogFog
      Duration2.2s
      Damage window1.1s - 2.0s
      Trainer Battles
      Damage110
      Energy60

      Effects
      Payback has no special effects.
      See Payback details page ↗

      Tabular view

      Charge Move
      Raid Battles
      Trainer Battles
      Name 🔼
      PWR
      DPS
      ENG
      DPE
      CD
      PWR
      ENG
      DPE
      4025.00331.141.6s40351.14
      105.00330.142.0s10700.14
      9034.62501.802.6s90501.80
      10045.451001.832.2s110601.83
      5526.19331.332.1s60451.33

      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 Cacnea moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

      Shadow Cacnea's Charge Moves Type Coverage

      NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteelFireWaterGrassElectricPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy
      Grass×1.0×1.0×0.6×0.6×1.6×1.6×0.6×1.0×0.6×0.6×1.6×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0
      Fighting×1.6×1.0×0.6×0.6×1.0×1.6×0.6×0.4×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×0.6×1.6×1.0×1.6×0.6
      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
      Dark×1.0×0.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.0×1.6×1.0×1.0×0.6×0.6