Cacturne best moveset in Pokémon GO

Cacturne's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Sucker Punch and Grass Knot, with 15.52 damage per second, and it can deal 261.9 damage before Cacturne faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Cacturne are:

Sucker Punch

Grass Knot

DPS15.52

TDO261.86

Score31.5

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All Cacturne movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Cacturne 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	15.52	261.9	31.5
2.	Poison Jab	Grass Knot	14.76	249.1	29.9
3.	Sucker Punch	Trailblaze	13.87	234.1	28.1
4.	Sucker Punch	Dynamic Punch	13.51	227.9	27.4
5.	Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	13.45	227.0	27.3
6.	Poison Jab	Trailblaze	13.24	223.3	26.8
7.	Sucker Punch	Payback	13.17	222.3	26.7
8.	Poison Jab	Dynamic Punch	12.99	219.2	26.3
9.	Poison Jab	Dark Pulse	12.97	218.8	26.3
10.	Poison Jab	Payback	12.43	209.7	25.2

Cacturne 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 Jab107

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	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 ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Poison Jab	10	12.50	7	8.75	0.8s	7	7	3.50	3.50	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.

Cacturne'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

Cacturne charge moves guide

Cacturne has access to 5 Charge moves (Dark Pulse, Dynamic Punch, Grass Knot, Payback, and Trailblaze), which cover Dark, Fighting, and Grass-type attacks. When using Dark Pulse, Grass Knot, Payback, and Trailblaze you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Dark Pulse8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 Punch9050

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	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 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 ↗

Trailblaze6550

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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	50

Effects

Special

Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

See Trailblaze details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	26.67	50	1.60	3.0s	80	50	1.60
Dynamic Punch	90	33.33	50	1.80	2.7s	90	50	1.80
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
Trailblaze Special Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0%	65	32.50	50	1.30	2.0s	65	50	1.30

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

Special

Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

Cacturne's Charge 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
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
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