Maractus in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Maractus Pokédex

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Normal

Shiny

1299

1624

Type

Grass

Weather boost

Attack

201

Top 35.8%

Defense

130

Top 63.3%

Stamina

181

Top 35.7%

Total

512

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/14 · L25 · CP 1497

F Tier

#1086

Ultra LeagueUltra

9/15/15 · L50 · CP 2499

F Tier

#821

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2571

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

1231 -1299 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1539 -1624 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1231 -1299 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

923 -974 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2571 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Maractus is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Fire
Ice
Poison
Flying
Bug
Resists: Water
Electric
Grass
Ground

Maractus in Other Games

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How Maractus stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Grass	15.72 DPS Top 35.0%	F	#143	Bullet Seed Solar Beam	15.72 TDO 205
Overall
Overall	8.38 DPS Top 57.4%	F	#937	Poison Jab Solar Beam	8.38 TDO 92

Attacker rank

DPS

Tier

Rank

Best raid moveset

DPS · TDO

Grass

15.72 DPS

Top 35.0%

#143

Bullet Seed

Solar Beam

15.72

TDO 205

Overall

8.38 DPS

Top 57.4%

#937

Poison Jab

Solar Beam

8.38

TDO 92

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Maractus can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Poison Jab
Solar Beam
9.38
84.0
1599.6s
7.36
2
Bullet Seed
Solar Beam
8.99
80.5
1668.2s
7.03
3
Poison Jab
Petal Blizzard
8.79
78.8
1705.5s
6.90
4
Poison Jab
Aerial Ace
8.37
75.0
1791.2s
6.56
5
Bullet Seed
Petal Blizzard
8.07
72.3
1859.2s
6.32
6
Bullet Seed
Aerial Ace
7.61
68.2
1969.9s
5.97

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Maractus in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
65.33
4184.9
0.9
55.1s
64.94
2
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
61.38
2684.1
1.3
58.6s
60.35
3
Mega Beedrill
Bug Bite
Fell Stinger+
57.87
1925.7
1.9
62.2s
56.38
4
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
54.53
2652.3
1.4
66.0s
53.85
5
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
55.07
1351.5
2.7
65.4s
53.19
6
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
54.51
1623.6
2.2
66.0s
53.03
7
Mega Staraptor
Gust
Brave Bird+
54.02
2026.2
1.8
66.6s
52.97
8
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
52.68
2818.8
1.3
68.3s
52.05
9
Shadow Salamence
Fire Fang
Fly
52.93
2189.9
1.6
68.0s
51.91
10
Shadow Moltres
Fire Spin
Fly
51.58
2198.4
1.6
69.8s
50.61

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Maractus in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Bullet Seed

Fast Charge

Aerial Ace

General

Petal Blizzard

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

1497

0/13/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 25

134.25

Attack

95.51

Defense

130

Stat Product · 1,667,027

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/14	25	1497	100.00%
0/14/13	25	1498	99.92%
0/15/12	25	1500	99.84%
0/15/11	25	1496	99.84%
1/12/14	25	1499	99.79%
1/14/11	25	1498	99.64%
2/15/15	24.5	1496	99.59%
0/14/6	25.5	1500	99.55%
1/15/10	25	1499	99.55%
2/13/11	25	1500	99.44%
3/14/15	24.5	1498	99.39%
3/15/14	24.5	1499	99.30%
3/15/13	24.5	1495	99.30%
0/12/15	25	1496	99.30%
0/12/14	25	1492	99.30%
2/15/8	25	1499	99.26%
0/13/13	25	1493	99.23%
0/7/15	25.5	1498	99.22%
0/8/14	25.5	1500	99.19%
4/13/15	24.5	1500	99.18%
0/14/12	25	1494	99.15%
0/14/11	25	1491	99.15%
0/9/12	25.5	1498	99.15%
4/14/13	24.5	1498	99.10%
1/15/15	24.5	1488	99.10%
0/10/11	25.5	1499	99.09%
1/11/15	25	1498	99.09%
1/11/14	25	1494	99.09%
0/15/10	25	1492	99.06%
1/12/13	25	1495	99.03%
0/11/9	25.5	1497	99.03%
4/15/12	24.5	1499	99.01%
1/6/15	25.5	1500	98.99%
1/13/12	25	1497	98.95%
1/13/11	25	1493	98.95%
0/12/8	25.5	1498	98.95%
1/8/12	25.5	1500	98.92%
2/14/15	24.5	1491	98.90%
5/13/13	24.5	1500	98.89%
2/10/15	25	1500	98.88%
2/10/14	25	1496	98.88%
1/14/10	25	1494	98.86%
0/13/7	25.5	1499	98.86%
0/13/6	25.5	1495	98.86%
2/11/13	25	1497	98.82%
2/15/14	24.5	1492	98.81%
2/15/13	24.5	1488	98.81%
1/10/9	25.5	1499	98.81%
1/15/9	25	1495	98.77%
1/15/8	25	1491	98.77%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Every fast and charged attack Maractus can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Bullet Seed
7
13
1.0s
7
Poison Jab
13
9
1.0s
13

Charged Attacks

Aerial Ace
55
-33
2.5s
22
Petal Blizzard
110
-100
2.5s
44
Solar Beam
180
-100
5.0s
36

Ranges from 0.49 m to 2 m tall, averaging 1 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.49 m 1'07"	0.5 m 1'08"
XS	0.5 m 1'08"	0.75 m 2'06"
M	0.75 m 2'06"	1.25 m 4'01"
XL	1.25 m 4'01"	1.5 m 4'11"
XXL	1.5 m 4'11"	2 m 6'07"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.49 m

1'07"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.75 m

2'06"

0.75 m

2'06"

1.25 m

4'01"

1.25 m

4'01"

1.5 m

4'11"

XXL

1.5 m

4'11"

2 m

6'07"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Maractus at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	32 CP	27	1754 CP
2	100 CP	28	1819 CP
3	169 CP	29	1884 CP
4	238 CP	30	1949 CP
5	306 CP	31	1982 CP
6	375 CP	32	2014 CP
7	444 CP	33	2046 CP
8	512 CP	34	2079 CP
9	581 CP	35	2111 CP
10	650 CP	36	2144 CP
11	714 CP	37	2176 CP
12	779 CP	38	2209 CP
13	844 CP	39	2241 CP
14	909 CP	40	2274 CP
15	974 CP	41	2303 CP
16	1039 CP	42	2332 CP
17	1104 CP	43	2361 CP
18	1169 CP	44	2390 CP
19	1234 CP	45	2420 CP
20	1299 CP	46	2450 CP
21	1364 CP	47	2480 CP
22	1429 CP	48	2510 CP
23	1494 CP	49	2540 CP
24	1559 CP	50	2571 CP
25	1624 CP	51	2601 CP
26	1689 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	32 CP	18	1169 CP	35	2111 CP
2	100 CP	19	1234 CP	36	2144 CP
3	169 CP	20	1299 CP	37	2176 CP
4	238 CP	21	1364 CP	38	2209 CP
5	306 CP	22	1429 CP	39	2241 CP
6	375 CP	23	1494 CP	40	2274 CP
7	444 CP	24	1559 CP	41	2303 CP
8	512 CP	25	1624 CP	42	2332 CP
9	581 CP	26	1689 CP	43	2361 CP
10	650 CP	27	1754 CP	44	2390 CP
11	714 CP	28	1819 CP	45	2420 CP
12	779 CP	29	1884 CP	46	2450 CP
13	844 CP	30	1949 CP	47	2480 CP
14	909 CP	31	1982 CP	48	2510 CP
15	974 CP	32	2014 CP	49	2540 CP
16	1039 CP	33	2046 CP	50	2571 CP
17	1104 CP	34	2079 CP	51	2601 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Maractus up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Maractus including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Grass-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Maractus with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

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