Cacturne in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass / Dark
Pokédex number	#332
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	221 / 115 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,298 / 2,598 / 2,629
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.3 m / 77.4 kg

Cacturne evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Cacturne evolves from Cacnea for 50 Cacnea Candy.

Cacturne is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Cacnea · Cacturne

Cacturne CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	985	932	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,313	1,243	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,641	1,554	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,970	1,865	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,134	2,020	142
40	2,298	2,176	147
45	2,445	2,315	152
50	2,598	2,460	157
51	2,629	2,489	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Cacturne best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Cacturne at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Cacturne gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Sucker Punch	Grass Knot	13.1
Sand Attack	Grass Knot	12.3
Sucker Punch	Payback	12.2
Sucker Punch	Trailblaze	11.8
Sucker Punch	Dynamic Punch	11.6

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Poison Jab	Poison	13	9	1 s	13.0
Sand Attack	Ground	4	7	0.5 s	8.0
Sucker Punch	Dark	5	6	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	50	3 s	26.7	same type, ×1.2
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	85	50	2.5 s	34.0
Grass Knot	Grass	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2
Payback	Dark	95	100	2 s	47.5	same type, ×1.2
Trailblaze	Grass	65	50	2 s	32.5	same type, ×1.2

Cacturne weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass / Dark. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×2.56
Fairy	×1.6
Fighting	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Poison	×1.6
Psychic	×0.39
Dark	×0.625
Electric	×0.625
Ghost	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Cacturne CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,298 · HP 147

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.