Competitive Information for Cacturne [Ruby/Sapphire]
Grass / Dark
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cacturne? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
TyranitarSwampertForretressZapdosMagnetonJirachiBlisseyDusclopsMiloticAerodactyl
Cacturne is a decent Grass and Dark-typed Pokemon. It's frequent to find yourself dealing with Cacturne when battling in the 3rd generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Cacturne is weak to Bug, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 112 Atk / 164 SpA / 232 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Punch
- Leech Seed / Needle Arm
- Spikes
- Substitute
Mixed Sweeper Cacturne (Popular/Trending)
Cacturne is a phenomenal Mixed Sweeper. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cacturne last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacturne's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Cacturne every turn).
♦ Needle Arm is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Cacturne takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Revenge / Seismic Toss
- Acid / Poison Sting
- Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Cacturne (Sand Veil)
Cacturne is a sensational Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacturne's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (damage doubles if Cacturne is hit by the target).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Cacturne's level).
♦ Acid is a physical 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
♦ Poison Sting is a physical 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thunder Punch
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Cacturne (Sand Veil)
Cacturne is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacturne's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Cacturne recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cacturne this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cacturne? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
TyranitarSwampertForretressZapdosMagnetonJirachiBlisseyDusclopsMiloticAerodactyl
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Acid / Poison Sting
- Revenge / Seismic Toss
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cacturne (Sand Veil)
Cacturne is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacturne's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Acid is a physical 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
♦ Poison Sting is a physical 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (damage doubles if Cacturne is hit by the target).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Cacturne's level).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thunder Punch
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Cacturne (Sand Veil)
Cacturne is a notable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacturne's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Cacturne recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cacturne this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cacturne learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cacturne can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Cacturne
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cacturne's stats
- Growth
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Cacturne
- Destiny Bond
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Dark
- Leech Seed
- Needle Arm
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Spikes
- Substitute
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cacturne in Ruby and Sapphire
- Hasty Nature ( 0/112/0/164/0/232/ )
- Timid Nature ( 208/0/0/48/0/252/ )
- Optimize Cacturne's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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