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Kartana
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Kartana

GrassSteel

Best attacking moveset: Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade, worth 16.6 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Kartana can learn 15 combinations. Razor Leaf with Leaf Blade does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageFire
Weak toFighting
ResistsNormalPoisonRockSteelWaterElectricPsychicDragonFairy
Strongly resistsGrass
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Air SlashFlying121.0s+8
Fury CutterBug40.5s+8
Razor LeafGrass131.0s+7
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Aerial AceFlying552.5s-33
Leaf BladeGrass702.5s-33
Night SlashDark452.0s-33
Sacred SwordFighting501.0s-33
X ScissorBug451.5s-33

Shiny

Kartana
Normal
Shiny Kartana
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Kartana has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Numbers

Max CP4,156 at level 50, 3,677 at level 40
Raid catch2,101 CP at level 20, or 2,626 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,010 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats323 attack · 182 defense · 139 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Size0.3 m and 0.1 kg

Best moveset against each type

Kartana does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dark, Ground, Rock.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
DarkFury Cutter + Sacred Sword26.3
GroundRazor Leaf + Leaf Blade26.3
RockRazor Leaf + Leaf Blade26.3
WaterRazor Leaf + Leaf Blade26.3
NormalFury Cutter + Sacred Sword23.6
IceFury Cutter + Sacred Sword23.6
SteelFury Cutter + Sacred Sword22.3
GrassFury Cutter + X Scissor20.9
PsychicFury Cutter + X Scissor20.9
FightingAir Slash + Sacred Sword19.5
BugAir Slash + Aerial Ace19.3
GhostRazor Leaf + Leaf Blade16.6
ElectricRazor Leaf + Leaf Blade16.6
FairyRazor Leaf + Leaf Blade16.6
DragonFury Cutter + Sacred Sword16.4
FireFury Cutter + Sacred Sword15.1
FlyingAir Slash + Sacred Sword11.9
PoisonAir Slash + Sacred Sword11.9

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Kartana is actually for.

Counters: what beats Kartana

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy59.1
ReshiramDragonFireFire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy49.0
ChandelureGhostFireFire Spin + Overheat44.9
CinderaceFireFire Spin + Pyroball44.3
VolcaronaBugFireFire Spin + Overheat43.8
DarmanitanFireFire Fang + Overheat43.7
BlazikenFireFightingFire Spin + Blast Burn Legacy42.2
MoltresFireFlyingFire Spin + Overheat41.8
VolcanionFireWaterIncinerate + Overheat41.4
HeatranFireSteelFire Spin + Magma Storm Legacy41.3

Ranked by damage per second against Kartana's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.