Cacnea best moveset in Pokémon GO

Cacnea's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Sucker Punch and Grass Knot, with 11.36 damage per second, and it can deal 106.6 damage before Cacnea faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Cacnea are:

Sucker Punch

Grass Knot

DPS11.36

TDO106.61

Score19.9

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All Cacnea movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Cacnea 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.	Sucker Punch	Grass Knot	11.36	106.6	19.9
2.	Poison Sting	Grass Knot	11.19	105.0	19.6
3.	Sucker Punch	Seed Bomb	10.14	95.2	17.7
4.	Poison Sting	Seed Bomb	9.99	93.8	17.5
5.	Sucker Punch	Payback	8.29	77.9	14.5
6.	Sucker Punch	Brick Break	8.22	77.2	14.4
7.	Poison Sting	Brick Break	8.02	75.3	14.0
8.	Poison Sting	Payback	7.99	75.0	14.0

Cacnea fast moves guide

Moves

Sucker Punch78

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7

Effects

Sucker Punch has no special effects.

See Sucker Punch 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
Poison Sting	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	3	9	1.50	4.50	1s
Sucker Punch	7	10.00	8	11.43	0.7s	5	7	2.50	3.50	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.

Cacnea's Fast Moves Type Coverage

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

Cacnea charge moves guide

Cacnea has access to 4 Charge moves (Seed Bomb, Brick Break, Grass Knot, and Payback), which cover Grass, Fighting, 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

Seed Bomb5533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Seed Bomb has no special effects.

See Seed Bomb details page ↗

Brick Break4033

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

Trainer Battles

Damage	40
Energy	35

Effects

Brick Break has no special effects.

See Brick Break details page ↗

Grass Knot9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 ↗

Payback100100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Brick Break	40	25.00	33	1.14	1.6s	40	35	1.14
Grass Knot	90	34.62	50	1.80	2.6s	90	50	1.80
Payback	100	45.45	100	1.83	2.2s	110	60	1.83
Seed Bomb	55	26.19	33	1.33	2.1s	60	45	1.33

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 Cacnea moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Cacnea's Charge Moves Type Coverage

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
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