Pokémon GO PvP guide
Cacnea (Shadow) Pokémon GO – PvP, Best Moves, IVs & Counters
Cacnea (Shadow) is a Grass-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It currently has no ranked position in the leagues covered by PoGoCoach.
Type
Grass
Max CP
1,404
Updated for the current Pokémon GO season · September 2026
Rankings, moves and matchup data are updated automatically from the latest available PvP data.ABOUT CACNEA (SHADOW)
Is Cacnea (Shadow) Good in Pokémon GO PvP?
There is currently no ranking data for Cacnea (Shadow) in the leagues covered by PoGoCoach, so its PvP role cannot be assessed from live data right now.
Cacnea (Shadow) can evolve into Cacturne (Shadow), which is a situational PvP option in Ultra League where it is ranked #468.
Alternative movesets
All Fast and Charged Moves currently available to Cacnea (Shadow) in the imported game data.
Fast Moves
Fast Move
Strong vs: Fairy, Grass
Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Water
Weak vs: Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock, Steel
Fast Move
Strong vs: Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
Neutral vs: Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Water
Weak vs: Bug, Flying, Grass
Fast Move
Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Fairy, Fighting
Charged Moves
Charged Move
Strong vs: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel
Neutral vs: Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Water
Weak vs: Bug, Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Psychic
Charged Move · STAB
Strong vs: Ground, Rock, Water
Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Psychic
Weak vs: Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel
Charged Move
Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic
Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water
Weak vs: Dark, Fairy, Fighting
Charged Move · STAB
Strong vs: Ground, Rock, Water
Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Psychic
Weak vs: Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel
Charged Move · STAB
Strong vs: Ground, Rock, Water
Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Psychic
Weak vs: Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel
Cacnea (Shadow) Weaknesses & Resistances
Defensive type multipliers below combine Cacnea (Shadow)'s Grass typing using the current Pokémon GO battle type chart.
Weak to
- bug1.6×
- fire1.6×
- 1.6×
- ice1.6×
- poison1.6×
Resistant to
- electric0.625×
- grass0.625×
- ground0.625×
- water0.625×
Cacnea (Shadow) Stats in Pokémon GO
Cacnea (Shadow) Evolution
Pokémon Similar to Cacnea (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP
Shares Grass typing · Great League #30
Same Grass typing · Mega Ultra League #23
Shares Grass typing · Mega Great League #47
Shares Grass typing · Great League #64
Shares Grass typing · Mega Great League #82
Shares Grass typing · Great League #88
More PoGoCoach tools
Cacnea (Shadow) Pokémon GO PvP FAQ
What is Cacnea (Shadow) weak to in Pokémon GO?
Cacnea (Shadow) is weak to Bug (1.6×), Fire (1.6×), Flying (1.6×), Ice (1.6×), Poison (1.6×).