Kartana

#798 (Alola)

#799 Guzzlord ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Steel

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Snow weather

Kartana weaknesses

Kartana is weak to Fighting-type moves, and doubly weak to Fire-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Kartana is resistant to Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water, Electric, Psychic, Dragon and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Kartana

The best moves for Kartana are Fury Cutter and Sacred Sword when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Fury Cutter and Leaf Blade deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Fury Cutter

8DPS

Sacred Sword

50DPS

Defending

Razor Leaf

15.6DPS

Leaf Blade

33.6DPS

Trainer Battles

Fury Cutter

4EPT

Leaf Blade

2.4DPE

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Evolution

Kartana currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Kartana, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Pokémon 30th Anniversary: All Out

7th Mar

Summary

Kartana is a Grass & Steel Pokémon. It is weak to Fire and Fighting moves. Kartana's best moveset is Fury Cutter & Sacred Sword and it has a Max CP of 4,156.

About

"This Ultra Beast's body, which is as thin as paper, is like a sharpened sword."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Razor Leaf	13	7	15.6
Air Slash	12	8	12
Fury Cutter	4	16	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Leaf Blade	70	3	2.55
Aerial Ace	55	3	1.67
Sacred Sword	50	3	1.52
X-Scissor	45	3	1.36
Night Slash	45	3	1.36

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Fury Cutter	3	1	3	4
Air Slash	9	3	3	3
Razor Leaf	9	2	5.4	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Leaf Blade	70	35	2.4
Sacred Sword	60	35	1.71
X-Scissor	65	40	1.63
Night Slash ▲ att	50	35	1.43
Aerial Ace	60	45	1.33

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

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Sacred Sword 50 DPS	17	100%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	16.9	100%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	16.6	98%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Sacred Sword 50 DPS	16.5	98%
Air Slash 12 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	15.3	91%
Air Slash 12 DPS	Sacred Sword 50 DPS	14.9	88%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	14.6	86%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	13.6	80%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	13.5	80%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Night Slash 22.5 DPS	13.5	80%
Air Slash 12 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	12.9	76%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	12.2	72%
Air Slash 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	12.1	71%
Air Slash 12 DPS	Night Slash 22.5 DPS	11.9	70%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Night Slash 22.5 DPS	11.9	70%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	6.4	100%
Air Slash 12 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	6	94%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Sacred Sword 50 DPS	5.5	86%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	5.3	82%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Leaf Blade 33.6 DPS	5.2	81%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	5.2	80%
Razor Leaf 15.6 DPS	Night Slash 22.5 DPS	5	78%
Air Slash 12 DPS	Sacred Sword 50 DPS	5	77%
Air Slash 12 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	4.8	74%
Air Slash 12 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	4.6	71%
Air Slash 12 DPS	Night Slash 22.5 DPS	4.4	69%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Sacred Sword 50 DPS	3.9	61%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Aerial Ace 22 DPS	3.8	58%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	X-Scissor 30 DPS	3.5	54%
Fury Cutter 8 DPS	Night Slash 22.5 DPS	3.4	52%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Leaf Blade 2.4 DPE	9	12.6	100%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Leaf Blade 2.4 DPE	18	10.2	81%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Leaf Blade 2.4 DPE	12	10.2	81%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Sacred Sword 1.71 DPE	9	9.9	78%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	X-Scissor 1.63 DPE	10	9.5	75%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Sacred Sword 1.71 DPE	18	8.8	70%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Night Slash ▲ att 1.43 DPE	9	8.7	69%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	X-Scissor 1.63 DPE	20	8.7	69%
Fury Cutter 4 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	12	8.3	66%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Night Slash ▲ att 1.43 DPE	18	8.3	66%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Sacred Sword 1.71 DPE	12	8.1	65%
Razor Leaf 2 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	24	8.1	64%
Air Slash 3 EPT	X-Scissor 1.63 DPE	15	7.9	63%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Night Slash ▲ att 1.43 DPE	12	7.3	58%
Air Slash 3 EPT	Aerial Ace 1.33 DPE	15	7	56%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Kartana counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Kartana Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.96
2
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

1.08
3
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

1.13
4
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

1.13
5
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

1.17

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Delphox with Fire Spin and Mystical Fire+.

All Kartana counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		323
Defense		182
Stamina		139

Max HP

Level 40	121
Level 50	129

Average size

Height	0.3 m
Weight	0.1 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,575
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,101
Level 30 Max wild	3,151
Level 40	3,677
Level 50	4,156

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,626
Level 35 (wild)	3,414