Maractus in Pokémon GO

Type	Grass
Pokédex number	#556
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	201 / 130 / 181
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,274 / 2,571 / 2,601
Max HP, level 50	164
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	1 m / 28 kg

Maractus 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.

Maractus does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Maractus

Maractus 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	974	923	101	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,299	1,231	117	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,624	1,539	130	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,949	1,847	143	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,111	2,001	149
40	2,274	2,154	154
45	2,420	2,293	159
50	2,571	2,436	164
51	2,601	2,465	165	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Maractus best moveset

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

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Poison Jab	Solar Beam	11.0
Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	10.4
Poison Jab	Petal Blizzard	10.1
Bullet Seed	Petal Blizzard	9.0
Poison Jab	Aerial Ace	8.5

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bullet Seed	Grass	7	13	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Poison Jab	Poison	13	9	1 s	13.0

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Aerial Ace	Flying	55	33	2.5 s	22.0
Petal Blizzard	Grass	110	100	2.5 s	44.0	same type, ×1.2
Solar Beam	Grass	180	100	5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2

Maractus weaknesses and resistances

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

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Poison	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Maractus CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,274 · HP 154

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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.