Cacturne (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Cacturne (disambiguation).

Cacturne Scarecrow Pokémon ノクタス Noctus #332 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Dark Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sand Veil Cacophony Cacophony Water Absorb Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Groups Grass and Human-Like Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 4'03" 1.3 m Cacturne 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 170.6 lbs. 77.4 kg Cacturne 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 177 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 166 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Cacturne 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 35
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 dual-type Grass/Dark Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves from Cacnea starting at level 32.

Biology

Cacturne is a humanoid, bipedal Pokémon that resembles a green scarecrow made of cacti. Its face has two eye holes through which yellow eyes can be seen, and six smaller holes representing a grinning mouth. It has numerous spikes along the length of its arms, legs, and around its neck. A pattern of green rhombi extends down the front of its body. A female has a large dark green rhombus above a smaller one, while a male has three small dark green rhombi. There is a triangular, dark green feature on its head that resembles a hat with spiky tips.

Cacturne is a nocturnal Pokémon that rarely moves during the day, which allows it to hold moisture. At night, it searches for prey or follows travelers until they become exhausted. It has lived in deserts for so long that its blood has transformed into sand. With its thorny arms, it is able to use its former signature move, Needle Arm.

In the anime

Cacturne in the anime

Major appearances

Harley's Cacturne

Cacturne made its main series debut in A Cacturne for the Worse, under the ownership of Harley as his signature Pokémon.

Minor appearances

Cacturne debuted in Destiny Deoxys, under the ownership of a Trainer.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Cacturne in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Cacturne first appeared in Talk About Timing, Treecko, under the ownership of Wally. He was first seen when he was rowing a boat during a flood caused by Kyogre.

The Battle Tower rented a Cacturne, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

In the TCG

Main article: Cacturne (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Emerald*		Poison Barb (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Sticky Barb (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Sticky Barb (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Sticky Barb (5%)
X	Y	Sticky Barb (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Cacturne is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

By TM

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM09 TM09 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 02525 100}}100% 30 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM19 TM19 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM22 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM37 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM52 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM53 TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM58 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM60 TM60 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM63 TM63 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM70 TM70 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM75 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM79 TM79 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM82 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM84 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM93 TM93 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 TM96 TM96 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cacturne Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cacturne Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Poison Special 40 100% 30 Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10 Block Normal Status — —% 5 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50% 5 Fell Stinger* Bug Physical 50 100% 25 Low Kick Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Magical Leaf Grass Special 60 —% 20 Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 40 100% 20 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15 Switcheroo Dark Status — 100% 10 Teeter Dance Normal Status — 100% 20 Worry Seed Grass Status — 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cacturne in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Cacturne in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cacturne Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cacturne Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Furnace Desert Phrases 51%-100% HP It's too hot in the desert, so I like it at night. 26%-50% HP I'm not looking good. I lost around half my HP so far... 1%-25% HP I'm about done. My body's stiffening up tight... Level up Fufufu... I leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Dark Poké Assist: Dark Field move: (Crush ×2) Browser entry R-240 It attacks by scattering needles.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds Base HP: 53 Base Attack: 79 Base Defense: 51 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Grass Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #553 Hyper Punch Sometimes deals even more damage.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 172 Base Attack: 221 Base Defense: 115 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Poison Jab, Sucker Punch Charged Attacks: Dark Pulse, Dynamic Punch, Grass Knot, Payback*, Frustration‡, Return‡

Evolution

Unevolved Cacnea  Grass

Level 32 →

First evolution Cacturne  Grass  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Cacturne images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Cacturne and its pre-evolved form's Egg Group (Grass and Human-Like) are unique.
• Not counting the Porygon line, Jynx and Kadabra, which all have legal or controversial issues attached, Cacturne is the only Pokémon from the first three Generations that hasn't appeared in the anime or movies since Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
• Cacturne and its pre-evolution are the only Grass-type Pokémon in the Human-Like Egg Group.

Origin

Cacturne is based on a cactus, possibly the saguaro, and a scarecrow. It could be associated with the nighttime because cacti are known as night (CAM) plants, since their carbon dioxide fixation process occurs during the night. Its face is similar to a classic Halloween jack-o'-lantern, referencing the tendency for scarecrows to have pumpkins for heads.

Name origin

Cacturne and Noctus are a combination of cactus and nocturnal or nocturne (French for nocturnal).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ノクタス Noctus From nocturne or nocturnal and cactus French Cacturne Same as English name Spanish Cacturne Same as English name German Noktuska From nocturne, Kaktus, and Tuska Italian Cacturne Same as English name Korean 밤선인 Bamseonin From 밤 bam and 선인장 (仙人掌) seon-in-jang Mandarin Chinese 夢歌奈亞 / 梦歌奈亚 Mènggēnàiyǎ / Mènggēnàiyà From 夢歌 mènggē and 奈亞 nàiyǎ Cantonese Chinese

More languages Thai น็อคทัส Nokthat Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Harley's Cacturne

External links

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Pokémon

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