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Cacturne ノクタス Noctus #332
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Grass Dark Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Scarecrow Pokémon
Ability Sand Veil Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #120 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "—". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 4′03″ Imperial 1.3 m Metric 4′03″/1.3 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 170.6 lbs. Imperial 77.4 kg Metric 170.6 lbs./77.4 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Green	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Plant and Humanshape groups 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 177 Battle Exp.: 1771*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Cacturne (Japanese: ノクタス Noctus) is a Grass/Dark-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

A female Cacturne has a big, dark-green rhombus where a male Cacturne has two small, dark-green rhombuses.

Special abilities

Aside from its numerous poison abilities, Cacturne also carries Sand Veil. In a Sandstorm, Cacturne's ability to avoid attacks is raised, giving it a "Home Field Advantage".

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Harley ows a Cacturne. It first appeared in A Cacturne for the Worse, and has been Harley's main and best Pokémon since.

In the manga

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Ruby

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.

Pokémon Sapphire

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.

Pokémon Emerald

After spending thousands of years in harsh deserts, its blood transformed into the same substances as sand. It is nocturnal, so it hunts at night.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

It lives in deserts. It becomes active at night when it hunts for prey exhausted from the desert's heat.

Pokémon Diamond

It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Note: if Miracle Eye is used on Cacturne, the effectiveness of Psychic attacks will be 100.

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

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Evolution

Trivia

Origin

Cacturne is obviously based on a cactus. It is also often compared to a scarecrow.

Name origin

Cacturne's name is a combination of cactus and nocturnal. Its Japanese name is also a combination of these words, only in a different order.

In other languages

• German: Noktuska
• French: Cacturne
• Korean: ???

Related articles

• Harley's Cacturne

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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