Strong point: Attack — higher than 86% of species. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 65% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 7 weaknesses, 6 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Bug type — damage from it is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.
Attack and Sp. Atk share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.
Which nature to choose
Attack (115) and Sp. Atk (115) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.
- Lonely +Atk · −Def The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 3
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #120 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #125 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Paldea | #253 | Scarlet / Violet |
Abilities
- Sand Veil Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
- Water Absorb Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Pokédex entry
During the daytime, CACTURNE remains unmoving so that it does not lose any moisture to the harsh desert sun. This POKéMON becomes active at night when the temperature drops.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Cacturne takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Cacturne appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (12)
All Cacturne cards →Cacturne has 12 cards in 12 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 155 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (3)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Johto
Kalos
Sinnoh
Moves (112)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (79 via TM/TR, 33 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 10 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 13 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 16 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100% | 30 |
| 16 | Needle Arm | Grass | Physical | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| 16 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 19 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 19 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 19 | Power Trip | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| 22 | Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 26 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 |
| 30 | Spikes | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 32 | Spiky Shield | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 35 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| 38 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95% | 20 |
| 44 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 49 | Cotton Spore | Grass | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 54 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |