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cacturne
Generation III

cacturne

Scarecrow Pokémon

grassdark

If a traveler is going through a desert in the thick of night, Cacturne will follow in a ragtag group. The Pokémon are biding their time, waiting for the traveler to tire and become incapable of moving.

1.3 m

Height

77.4 kg

Weight

166

Base XP

60

Capture Rate

35

Base Happiness

♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Gender

Base Stats

HP70
Attack115
+1 EV
Defense60
Sp. Atk115
+1 EV
Sp. Def60
Speed55
Total475

Abilities

Sand Veil
Slot 1Generation III

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Water Absorb
Slot 3HiddenGeneration III

Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.

Evolution Chain

Evolves from Cacnea

Breeding

Egg Groups

20 cycles

Hatch Counter

Rough Terrain

Habitat

Medium Slow

Growth Rate

Humanoid

Shape

Yes

Gender Diff.

Moves (112)

Level Up (18)

Lv.MoveTypeClassPwrAccPP

Blocks damaging attacks and damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP.

User

grassstatus10
1

Has a chance to poison the target.

Changed in: Gold Silver

poisonphysical15100%35
1

Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.

All Opponents

normalstatus100%30
1

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

Changed in: Diamond Pearl, Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee, Sword Shield

grassspecial20100%25
1

Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.

User

Changed in: Black White, X Y

normalstatus20
1

If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.

User

ghoststatus5
1

Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.

fightingphysical60100%10
10

Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn.

grassstatus90%10
13

Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.

Changed in: Gold Silver

groundstatus100%15
16

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

grassphysical60100%15
19

Never misses.

darkphysical6020
19

Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.

Changed in: X Y

darkphysical60100%10
19

Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×.

darkphysical20100%10
22

Prevents the user from leaving battle. User regains 1/16 of its max HP every turn.

User

grassstatus20
26

Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.

darkphysical50100%10
35

Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.

Changed in: Sun Moon

darkphysical70100%5
38

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

Changed in: X Y

bugphysical2595%20
49

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

All Opponents

Changed in: Black White, X Y

grassstatus100%40

TM / HM (78)

Tutor (16)

Sprites (20)

cacturne Back defaultBack default
cacturne Back shinyBack shiny
cacturne Front defaultFront default
cacturne Front femaleFront female
cacturne Front shinyFront shiny
cacturne Front shiny femaleFront shiny female
cacturne Other dream world front defaultOther dream world front default
cacturne Other home front defaultOther home front default
cacturne Other home front femaleOther home front female
cacturne Other home front shinyOther home front shiny
cacturne Other home front shiny femaleOther home front shiny female
cacturne Other official Artwork front defaultOther official Artwork front default
cacturne Other official Artwork front shinyOther official Artwork front shiny
cacturne Other showdown back defaultOther showdown back default
cacturne Other showdown back femaleOther showdown back female
cacturne Other showdown back shinyOther showdown back shiny
cacturne Other showdown front defaultOther showdown front default
cacturne Other showdown front femaleOther showdown front female
cacturne Other showdown front shinyOther showdown front shiny
cacturne Other showdown front shiny femaleOther showdown front shiny female

Cries

Latest

Legacy

Encounter Locations

Sinnoh Route 228 Area

DiamondWalk Lv.5340%
PearlWalk Lv.5340%
PlatinumWalk Lv.5240%

Friend Safari Dark

XWalk Lv.3033%
YWalk Lv.3033%

Game Appearances

Ruby#345Sapphire#345Emerald#345Firered#345Leafgreen#345Diamond#332Pearl#332Platinum#332Heartgold#332Soulsilver#332Black#332White#332Black 2#332White 2#332

Held Items

Poison Barb
Ruby: 5%Sapphire: 5%Emerald: 5%Firered: 5%Leafgreen: 5%
Sticky Barb
Diamond: 5%Pearl: 5%Platinum: 5%Heartgold: 5%Soulsilver: 5%Black: 5%White: 5%Black 2: 5%White 2: 5%X: 5%Y: 5%Omega Ruby: 5%Alpha Sapphire: 5%Sun: 5%Moon: 5%Ultra Sun: 5%Ultra Moon: 5%

Pokédex Numbers

#332

National

#120

Hoenn

#253

Paldea

#125

Updated Hoenn

Names in Other Languages

밤선인

Korean

Cacturne

French

Noktuska

German

Cacturne

Spanish

Cacturne

Italian

ノクタス

Japanese

Pal Park

Mountain

Score: 70Rate: 20

Meta

#444

Order

Yes

Default Form

Generation III

Generation

Green

Color