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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. Prior to Generation V, Needle Arm was its signature move. It has lived in deserts for so long that its blood has transformed into sand.
Evolution
Cacturne evolves from Cacnea.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation III | | Hoenn
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| FireRed | It lives in deserts. It becomes active at night when it hunts for prey exhausted from the desert's heat. |
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| Black | It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat. |
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| Black 2 | It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat. |
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
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| X | It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat. |
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| Y | Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Scarlet | Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move. |
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| Violet | It lives in deserts. It becomes active at night when it hunts for prey exhausted from the desert's heat. |
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Game locations
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Held items
In Pokémon Emerald, Cacturne can only be found in the Battle Frontier.
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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- 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 level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cacturne
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Cacturne
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cacturne
- 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
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- 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 moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds | Base HP: 53 | | | Base Attack: 79 | Base Defense: 51 | Base Speed: 60 |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Major appearances
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
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| AG103 | Cacturne | May's Pokédex | Cacturne, the Scarecrow Pokémon. Cacturne is the evolved form of Cacnea, and holds traits of both Grass and Dark types. It rarely moves during the day, but is active once the temperature drops at night. |
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In the manga
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)Trivia
Origin
Cacturne appears to 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 may be a combination of cactus and nocturne (French for nocturnal).
In other languages
| Language | Title | Meaning |
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 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 | 夢歌仙人掌 / 梦歌仙人掌 Mènggēxiānrénzhǎng*
夢歌奈亞 / 梦歌奈亚 Mènggēnàiyǎ / Mènggēnàiyà* | From 夢 / 梦 mèng, 歌 gē, and 仙人掌 xiānrénzhǎng
From 夢 / 梦 mèng, 歌 gē, and 沙漠奈亞 / 沙漠奈亚 Shāmònàiyǎ / Shāmònàiyà |  Cantonese Chinese | 夢歌仙人掌 Mùhnggōsīnyàhnjéung*
夢歌奈亞 Muhnggōnoih'a* | From 夢 mùhng, 歌 gō, and 仙人掌 sīnyàhnjéung
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| More languages |  Hindi | कैकनीशा Cacnisha | From cactus and निशा nisha |  Thai | น็อคทัส Nokthat | Transcription of Japanese name |
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