Kartana will be in 5-Star raids from 10:00 am September 1st, 2023 to 10:00 am September 16th, 2023. This article contains information about what it’s useful for and how to beat it.
Useful Information
- Kartana will only be available in the northern hemisphere until 10:00 am September 8th. After that, it will only be available in the southern hemisphere until it leaves raids on the 16th.
- Kartana unfortunately cannot be shiny. :-(
- A 100% Kartana is 2101 CP without weather boost and 2626 CP with weather boost.
What is it useful for?
Kartana is the best non-mega Grass type raid counter in the game. Interestingly, it is not useful as a Steel type raid attacker because it currently does not learn any Steel type moves!
Kartana is not useful in PvP.
How many players do I need?
In general, you should have 3-4 players in your group, however, Kartana can be defeated by 2 strong players or even soloed by 1 extremely strong player.
What counters should I use?
Kartana is a Grass Steel type Pokémon that is weak to Fighting type attacks and double weak to Fire type attacks.
Best Kartana counters:
*Legacy move
†The shadow form is even stronger if you have one!
Good Kartana Counters:
*Legacy move
†The shadow form is even stronger if you have one!
What Mega Pokémon should I use?
This depends on what you want to prioritize.
If you want a Mega Pokémon that will do as much damage as possible:
*Legacy move
If you want a Mega Pokémon that will stay on the field as long as possible:
*Legacy move
If you want a Mega Pokémon that will give you extra candies while still doing a good amount of damage:
*Legacy move
Thanks for reading and have fun raiding Kartana!