Cacturne

#332 Cacturne 300px Top: Hoennian Cacturne Bottom: Altaran Cacturne
National Dex 332 Species Hoenn: Cactus Pokémon Altaris: Palm Pokémon
Type Hoenn: Grass/Dark Altaris: Grass/Water Abilities Hoenn: Sand Veil, Water Absorb (Hidden) Altaris: Intoxicate, Klutz, Sand Force (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% Male Catch Rate 60 EV Yield 1 Atk, 1 Sp.Atk Egg Group Grass and Human-Like
Bulbapedia Cacturne Designer Game Freak, Keileon

Cacturne (Japanese: ノクタス Noctus) is a dual-type Grass- and Dark-Type Pokémon introduced in Generation III. It has an Altaran Regional Variant that is Grass- and Water-Type.

Regardless of form, it evolves from Cacnea starting at level 32.

Altaran Cacturne was designed and sprited by Keileon.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Evolve Cacnea

Stats

	HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
Hoenn	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
Altaris	100	55	110	55	110	50	480

Dex Entries

Hoennian Cacnea
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.flower blooms.
Altaran Cacnea
It slams those who get too close with its tree-like tail in displays of aggression. If left alone, it will generally calmly go about its business, and often rests near Alolan Exeggutor for protection.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM		By Level-Up		By TM
Hoennian				Altaran*
Level	Move	TM	Move	Level	Move	TM	Move
		TM17	Protect	Evolve	Spiky Shield	TM17	Protect
1	Destiny Bond	TM21	Frustration	1	Spiky Shield	TM21	Frustration
1	Revenge	TM45	Attract	1	Destiny Bond	TM45	Attract
1	Poison Sting	TM53	Energy Ball	1	Revenge	TM53	Energy Ball
1	Leer	TM87	Swagger	1	Water Gun	TM87	Swagger
1	Absorb	By HM		1	Harden	By HM
1	Growth	HM01	Cut	1	Tail Whip	HM01	Cut
				1	Absorb
				1	Growth
4	Absorb			4	Absorb
7	Growth			7	Growth
10	Leech Seed			10	Leech Seed
13	Sand Attack			13	Sand Attack
16	Needle Arm			16	Needle Arm
19	Feint Attack			19	Feint Attack
22	Ingrain			22	Milk Drink
26	Payback			26	Brine
30	Spikes			30	Aqua Ring
32	Spiky Shield
35	Sucker Punch			35	Sucker Punch
38	Pin Missile			38	Aqua Tail
44	Energy Ball			44	Energy Ball
49	Cotton Spore			49	Cotton Spore
54	Sandstorm			54	Flare Blitz
59	Destiny Bond			59	Destiny Bond
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics
(*)Altaran Cacturne's moveset will likely change during the development of this game.

49,COTTONSPORE,54,SANDSTORM,59,DESTINYBOND

[49,:COTTONSPORE],

              [54,:FLAREBLITZ],[59,:DESTINYBOND]]

Evolutions

Cacnea	Lv 32 ⟶	Cacturne
Cacnea	Lv 32 ⟶	Cacturne

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant

Trivia

• Altaran Cacnea is based on a coconut palm.