cacturne

Base Flavor

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

heartgold: Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move.

soulsilver: Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move.

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

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

black-2: It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day’s desert heat.

white-2: It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day’s desert heat.

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

y: Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move.

omega-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.

alpha-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.

Base Stats

Habitat

rough-terrain

Abilities

• sand-veil

  During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.

• water-absorb

  Whenever a water-type move hits this Pokémon, it heals for 1/4 of its maximum HP, negating any other effect on it. Water moves will ignore this Pokémon's substitute.

Moves