Cacturne #0332

The Scarecrow Pokémon

Typing	GrassDark
Abilities	Sand Veil Water Absorb - Hidden
Classification	The Scarecrow Pokémon
National ID	#0332
Regional ID	#0253

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

Bug

Weak x2

FightingFlyingPoisonFireIceFairy

Resists x½

GroundGhostWaterGrassElectricDark

Immune x0

Psychic

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	70	130—177
Attack	115	108—183
Defense	60	58—123
Sp. Attack	115	108—183
Sp. Defense	60	58—123
Speed	55	54—117
Total	475	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 32

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Grass Human-Like
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	1.3 m (4'3")
Weight	77.4 kg (170.6 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Attack 1 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	166
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~14.82% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move." Violet "It lives in deserts. It becomes active at night when it hunts for prey exhausted from the desert’s heat."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "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."
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." 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."
Black White "It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day’s desert heat."
Black 2 White 2 "It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day’s desert heat."
Diamond 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 SoulSilver "Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move."
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."
FireRed LeafGreen "It lives in deserts. It becomes active at night when it hunts for prey exhausted from the desert’s heat."
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."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Cacturne via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Absorb	20	100	Grass	Spec.
1	Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
1	Growth	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
10	Leech Seed	—	90	Grass	Stat.
13	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
16	Bullet Seed	25	100	Grass	Phys.
19	Power Trip	20	100	Dark	Phys.
22	Ingrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
26	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
30	Spikes	—	—	Ground	Stat.
35	Sucker Punch	70	100	Dark	Phys.
38	Pin Missile	25	95	Bug	Phys.
44	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
49	Cotton Spore	—	100	Grass	Stat.
54	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Cacturne upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Spiky Shield	—	—	Grass	Stat.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Cacturne via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Acid (Cacnea)Egg	40	100	Poison	Spec.
Belch (Cacnea)Egg	120	90	Poison	Spec.
Block (Cacnea)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Counter (Cacnea)Egg	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Disable (Cacnea)Egg	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Fell Stinger (Cacnea)Egg	50	100	Bug	Phys.
Switcheroo (Cacnea)Egg	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Teeter Dance (Cacnea)Egg	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Cacturne via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM012	Low Kick	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM033	Magical Leaf	60	—	Grass	Spec.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM045	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM056	Bullet Seed	25	100	Grass	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM059	Zen Headbutt	80	90	Psychic	Phys.
TM062	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM068	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
TM073	Drain Punch	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM081	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM084	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM088	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Spikes	—	—	Ground	Stat.
TM091	Toxic Spikes	—	—	Poison	Stat.
TM094	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM119	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM122	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM137	Grassy Terrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
TM140	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM158	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM159	Leaf Storm	130	90	Grass	Spec.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM181	Knock Off	65	100	Dark	Phys.
TM185	Lunge	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM192	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM194	Grassy Glide	55	100	Grass	Phys.
TM199	Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM219	Skitter Smack	70	90	Bug	Phys.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Ruby

Evolve

Sapphire

Evolve

FireRed

Transfer

LeafGreen

Transfer

Emerald

Evolve

Generation IV

Diamond

Catchable

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Catchable

Generation VI

X

Catchable

Y

Catchable

Alpha Sapphire

Evolve

Omega Ruby

Evolve

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Cacnea(#0331)

Swablu(#0333)

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Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Cacturne #0332

The Scarecrow Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites