Grass Dark

Shadow Cacturne is a Grass and Dark-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 2598 CP. Shadow Cacturne best moveset in Pokémon GO is Sucker Punch and Grass Knot. Shiny Shadow Cacturne is not available in Pokémon GO. Shadow Cacturne is boosted by Sunny and Fog weather.

Shadow Cacturne is weak to Bug (2x), Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison moves. It is strong against Dark, Electric, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Water, and Psychic moves.

Stats

2598 CP

221 ATK

115 DEF

172 STA

• Sunny
• Fog

Yes

No

3 km

No

-Star

Shadow Cacturne weaknesses and resistances

More information

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

Shadow Cacturne's best moves and movesets

Shadow Cacturne's best moveset is Sucker Punch and Grass Knot, with 22.10 DPS (damage per second) and 310.6 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Fog and Sunny weather.

Best Shadow Cacturne moves

Sucker Punch

Grass Knot

DPS22.10

TDO310.65

Score37.6

Weather Boost

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Shadow Cacturne moves comparison

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Sucker Punch	Grass Knot	22.10	310.6	37.6
2.	Sucker Punch	Payback	20.49	288.1	34.2
3.	Sucker Punch	Trailblaze	19.81	278.4	32.4
4.	Sucker Punch	Dynamic Punch	19.56	275.0	31.8
5.	Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	18.57	261.1	29.3
6.	Sand Attack	Grass Knot	18.48	259.9	29.1
7.	Sand Attack	Dynamic Punch	16.09	226.1	22.9
8.	Sand Attack	Trailblaze	15.90	223.6	22.5
9.	Poison Jab	Grass Knot	15.69	220.5	21.9
10.	Sand Attack	Dark Pulse	15.50	217.9	21.4
11.	Sand Attack	Payback	15.17	213.3	20.6
12.	Poison Jab	Dynamic Punch	13.95	196.2	17.5

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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 Jab1070.8s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Fairy

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

  • 39.1%
  • • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	0.8s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Poison Jab has no special effects.

  See Poison Jab 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

• Dark Pulse80503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Dark Pulse has no special effects.

  See Dark Pulse details page ↗
• Dynamic Punch90502.7s

  

  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	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.7s
  Damage window	1.2s - 2.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Dynamic Punch has no special effects.

  See Dynamic Punch 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 Cacturne's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Cacturne'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 Cacturne with its best moveset, we recommend to use Sucker Punch/Payback. You will lose around 9.2% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Shadow Cacturne'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 Cacturne has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Cacturne's PvE and PvP Ranking

Role	Tier
Raid Attacker	A Tier#59
Grass-type Attacker Sucker Punch / Grass Knot	S Tier#8
Dark-type Attacker Sucker Punch / Payback	A+ Tier#12
Gym Defender	Not ranked

PvE Analysis

PvP Analysis

Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Shadow Cacturne's has 2598 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Cacturne obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1188 CP to 1313 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1486 CP to 1641 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Cacturne can be found in the 932 CP to 985 CP range.

Max CP	2598 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	932 CP - 985 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1243 CP - 1313 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1188 CP - 1313 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Sunny Fog	1486 CP - 1641 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.

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Cacturne

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

Grass

Dark

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.

Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

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

Regular and Shiny

• #332Shadow Cacturne
• #332Shadow Cacturne ♀
• #332Shiny Shadow Cacturne ♀
• #332Shiny Shadow Cacturne

Shadow Cacturne evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Shadow Cacnea	50 Candy	Shadow Cacturne

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

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#332
Height	1.3 m
Weight	77.4 kg
Region	Hoenn Generation 3
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	6%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Cacturne

Purification cost	3 Candy
	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Shadow Cacturne in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Grass medal

None↓

Dark medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Cacturne, 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 Cacturne family

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

Cacnea

Cacturne

Shadow Cacnea

Shadow Cacturne

List of Shadow Cacturne costumes

A list of Shadow Cacturne costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Shadow Cacturne high resolution sprites

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

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• #332
• #332
• #332

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