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Cacturne Pokedex: Pokemon GO Gameplay Guide

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Cacturne

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Strategy, Moveset, Gameplay, Strengths, Weaknesses, Counters

How to play Cacturne in Pokémon GO? Discover its attacks, best moveset, and strengths and weaknesses in order to maximize its strategic use!

Gameplay Guide

Base Statistics

Here are the base statistics for Cacturne. The CP figure is the Pokémon's Combat Points, and are used to calculate its overall strength. You can increase the CP of a Pokémon with Stardust.

STATISTIC

VALUE

Max CP

2,298

Attack

221

Defense

115

HP

172

Attacks

All Pokémon in the game have a Fast Attack and a Charged Attack.

It is possible to change these attacks using objects called Fast TM and Charge TM.

Fast Attacks

ATTACK

TYPE

DAMAGE

SPEED

Poison Jab

Poison

10

0.8 s

Sucker Punch

Dark

7

0.7 s

Charged Attacks

ATTACK

TYPE

DAMAGE

SPEED (seconds)

Dark Pulse

Dark

80

3 s

Dynamic Pulse

Fighting

90

2.7 s

Grass Knot

Grass

90

2.6 s

Best Moveset

Not sure which attacks to choose?

The best combination of Fast Attack and Charged Attack for Cacturne is:

ATTACK

TYPE

Sucker Punch

Dark

Dark Pulse

Dark

Strong Against

Cacturne is effective against:

Water - Rock - Ground - Psychic - Ghost

Cacturne is resistant to:

Water - Electric - Grass - Ground - Psychic - Ghost - Dark

Weak Against

Cacturne is less effective against:

Steel - Dragon - Fire - Grass - Poison - Flying - Fighting - Dark

Cacturne is vulnerable against:

Bug - Fairy - Fighting - Fire - Flying - Ice - Poison

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