Maractus Pokemon Go – Weaknesses, Counters, How to Catch, All You Need To Know
Maractus is a Pokémon that looks like a cactus and has big ear-like extra features. Dark green pointy structures at the bottom, yellow spikes higher up.
Maractus makes sounds that sound like maracas being performed when it moves its body in a rhythmic manner. This enables Maractus to create fast-paced music and dance that it can use to frighten predators away. It’s possible that avian Pokémon will try to eat the flower seeds.
Maractus
- Type – Grass-type
- Weakness – Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison-type moves
- Evolution – Maractus has no evolution

Maractus Counters
- Darmanitan (Galarian Zen)
- Reshiram
- Volcarona
- Chandelure
- Darmanitan (Standard)
Where to catch Maractus?
- Region Exclusive
- Central America
- South America
- Caribbean
Best Moves
- Poison Jab (12.5 DPS) and Solar Beam (44.1 DPS)
- Other moveset:
- Bullet Seed (8.7 DPS)
- Aerial Ace (22.9 DPS)
- Petal Blizzard (50.8 DPS)
How To Beat
- Maractus is resistant to Electric, Grass, Ground, and Water-type moves. Avoid them!
- The best Pokemon against a Maractus is Darmanitan (Galarian Zen). Use its Ice Fang and Avalanche moves. These moves have 100% effective damage!
- Reshiram is also a great counter. Use its Fire Fang and Overheat skills to deal massive damage.
Additional Stats
- Non-legendary, Generation 5 Pokemon
- 7% Flee Rate
- 1km Buddy Distance
- 10,000 Stardust cost for its 2nd Charge move
- 25 Candies for 2nd Charge move
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Marcus Kade
Marcus Kade is Managing Editor at Spiel Times, covering breaking gaming news with a focus on the industry's business side. When not writing, he's probably losing a co-op game to his partner.
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