Cacturne

#332 (Hoenn)

Pokémon type

Grass

Dark

Stronger attack types vs. Cacturne

256%

160%

63%

39%

Weaker attack types

Best moveset for Cacturne

The best moves for Cacturne are Sucker Punch and Grass Knot when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS and is also the best moveset for PVP battles.

Offense

Sucker Punch

12dps

Grass Knot

43.2dps

Defense

Poison Jab

13dps

Grass Knot

43.2dps

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Evolution

There are currently a total of 2 Pokémon in the Cacnea family. Cacturne evolves from Cacnea which costs 50 Candy.

Cacnea

Cacturne

Standard game images

There is a very low chance that you can get a shiny Cacturne, which would have the following appearance:

Summary

Cacturne is a Grass & Dark Pokémon which evolves from Cacnea. It is vulnerable to Bug, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Fire, Ice and Fairy moves. Cacturne's strongest moveset is Sucker Punch & Grass Knot and it has a Max CP of 2,598.

About

"During the daytime, Cacturne remains unmoving so that it does not lose any moisture to the harsh desert sun. This Pokémon becomes active at night when the temperature drops."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Sucker Punch	5	12	12
Poison Jab	13	9	13
Sand Attack	4	14	8

Main move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Dark Pulse	80	-16.7	32
Dynamic Punch	85	-20	34
Grass Knot	90	-20	43.2
Payback	95	-50	57
Trailblaze	65	-25	39
Frustration Shadow	10	-16.5	5
Return Purified	25	-66	50

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Offensive

Defensive

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Grass Knot 43.2 dps	23.7	100%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Grass Knot 43.2 dps	22.2	94%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Grass Knot 43.2 dps	22.2	93%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Trailblaze 39 dps	20.7	87%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Dark Pulse 32 dps	20.4	86%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Dynamic Punch 34 dps	20.3	85%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Payback 57 dps	20.2	85%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Trailblaze 39 dps	19.8	84%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Dynamic Punch 34 dps	19.4	82%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Dark Pulse 32 dps	19.3	82%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Payback 57 dps	19.2	81%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Trailblaze 39 dps	19.1	81%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Dark Pulse 32 dps	18.9	80%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Dynamic Punch 34 dps	18.5	78%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Payback 57 dps	17.9	76%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	17.8	75%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	17.3	73%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	15.2	64%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	13	55%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	12	51%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	8	34%

Quickmove	Mainmove	DPS	Relative
Poison Jab 13 dps	Grass Knot 43.2 dps	22.2	100%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Trailblaze 39 dps	19.8	93%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Dark Pulse 32 dps	19.3	92%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Dynamic Punch 34 dps	19.4	88%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Payback 57 dps	19.2	79%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Grass Knot 43.2 dps	23.7	79%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Dark Pulse 32 dps	20.4	71%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Grass Knot 43.2 dps	22.2	70%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	17.3	68%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Dynamic Punch 34 dps	20.3	67%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Trailblaze 39 dps	20.7	64%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Dark Pulse 32 dps	18.9	64%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Dynamic Punch 34 dps	18.5	59%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Payback 57 dps	20.2	56%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Trailblaze 39 dps	19.1	56%
Poison Jab 13 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	13	50%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Payback 57 dps	17.9	47%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	17.8	45%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Return Purified 50 dps	15.2	39%
Sucker Punch 12 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	12	31%
Sand Attack 8 dps	Frustration Shadow 5 dps	8	23%

Counters & Raids

What counters Cacturne?

The 5 strongest Pokémon you can use to defeat Cacturne are:

Pheromosa,
Volcarona,
Genesect,
Genesect (Douse),
Genesect (Shock).

Cacturne is a Grass/Dark type Pokémon, which makes it weak against Fighting, Flying, Poison, Fire, Ice and Fairy moves, and especially weak against Bug moves.

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Cacturne Raid Guide

Cacturne has previously been a Raid Boss in Tier 3 Raids.

Raid

Tier 1

Boss CP

3,227

Suggested players

2-5

Boss HP	123
Caught CP range	123
Caught CP (boosted)	12 - 32
Minimum IVs	10 / 10 / 10

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		221
Defense		115
Stamina		172

Max HP

Level 40

147

Size

Height	1.3 m
Weight	77.4 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	985
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,313
Level 30 Max wild	1,970
Level 40	2,298
Level 50	2,598

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,641
Level 35 (wild)	2,134