Cartana is a dual-type Pokémon that looks like a folded origami humanoid. Its paper-like body is orange on one side and white on the other. The Pokémon’s head is stuck into its body with a 4-pointed star who mostly liked it can be considered his face. She also appears to have two yellow horns that widen when she moves upward and has arms that resemble katanas with yellow or white sheaths. He’s a Boss Beast Ultra Raid and he can be a tough enough opponent. So in this Pokémon Go guide, we will talk about the best ways and counters to defeat Kartana in raids.

Kartana in Pokémon Go

Kartana is a double type Grass And Pokémon Steel. Due to this dual nature, it is vulnerable to more than one type of counter such as Fighting and Fire while it is 2 times more vulnerable to Fire type attacks. It has a max CP of 4156 and in addition to the two types of Pokémon mentioned, it is resistant to all other Pokémon, so players should try to include only these types in their team to win.

Kartana move set

Pokémon Go Kartana moveset
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The best movesets for Kartana are Air cut And Leaf Blade. This is the best combination that can be used in Pokémon Gyms and PvP battles. Other decent attacks from his moveset include Razor Leaf, X Scissor, Night Slash, And Air ace.

The best counter against Kartana in Pokémon Go

Here is the list of the best counters that you can use against Kartana and guarantee yourself a victory.

  • Charizard (Mega Y): Rotation of fire / Explosive burn
  • Charizard (Mega X): Rotation of fire / Explosive burn
  • Houndoom (mega): Fang of Fire / Outbreak of Fire
  • Chandelure: Rotation of fire / overheating
  • Reshiram: Firefang / Overheat
  • Darmanitan: Firefang / Overheat
  • Darmanitan (standard): Firefang / Overheat
  • Moltres: Rotation of fire / overheating
  • Heatran: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Entei: Firefang / Overheat
  • Blaziken: Rotation of fire / Explosive burn
  • Embark: Ember / Explosive Burn
  • Flareon: Rotation of fire / overheating
  • Arcanine (Hisuiano): Firefang / Flamethrower
  • Charizard: Rotation of fire / Explosive burn
  • Ho-Oh: Incinerate / Burn Explosive
  • Infernape: Rotation of fire / Explosive burn
  • typhlosion: Incinerate / Burn Explosive
  • Pyroar: Firefang / Overheat
  • Pyroar (female): Firefang / Overheat
  • Vittini: Quick Attack / V Creation
  • Arcanine: Firefang / Flamethrower
  • Mortar: Rotation of fire / Burst of fire
  • Delfox: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Salami: Fang of Fire / Outbreak of Fire
  • Lopunny (Mega): Double Kick / Focus Explosion
  • Manectric (Mega): Growling / overheating
  • Hondom: Firefang / Flamethrower
  • Incinera: Fang of Fire / Outbreak of Fire
  • Gengar (Mega): Focus Lollipop / Explosion
  • Terrakion: Double kick / holy sword
  • Simise: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Heatmor: Fire Thrower / Flamethrower
  • Genesect (burns): Fury Cutter / Techno Blast
  • Salazè: Incineration / Fire explosion
Pokémon Go Kartana
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Players are advised to level up their Pokémon as much as possible and then go in groups of 3 to 4 apprentices to fight against Kartana as it will not be child’s play to fight it. Some decent Pokémon to include on your team are Mega Charizard, Houndoom, Moltres and many others as mentioned above.

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