Cacturne

GrassDark

Base stats

HP70

Atk115

Def60

SpA115

SpD60

Spe55

BST475

Abilities

Primary: Sand Veil
Secondary: —
Hidden: Water Absorb

Singles analysis

What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.

Base 55 Speed: slow pivot range (60 or under).

Mixed breaker: both attacking stats at 95+, hard to wall on one side.

Hazards

Spikes
Toxic Spikes

Recovery

Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk): Rest

Setup

Offensive setup: Swords Dance, Nasty Plot
Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse): Curse

Priority

Sucker Punch (mind-gameable): Sucker Punch
Grassy Glide (terrain-gated): Grassy Glide

Anti-setup

Encore

Stallbreak / utility

Knock Off
Taunt
Trick / Switcheroo: Switcheroo
Substitute (near-universal): Substitute
Leech Seed

Defense abilities

Defensive ability: Water Absorb

Moves — Gen 9

Type

81 of 81 moves


Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100	25	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Acid	Poison	Special	40	100	30	10% chance to lower the foe(s) Sp. Def by 1.
Belch	Poison	Special	120	90	10	Cannot be selected until the user eats a Berry.
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5	Prevents the target from switching out.
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	30% chance to paralyze the target.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	Destroys screens, unless the target is immune.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100	30	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Cotton Spore	Grass	Status	—	100	40	Lowers the target's Speed by 2.
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	If hit by physical attack, returns double damage.
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10	Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15	20% chance to make the target flinch.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	—	5	If an opponent knocks out the user, it also faints.
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	For 4 turns, disables the target's last move used.
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100	10	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Encore	Normal	Status	—	100	5	Target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns.
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5	Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Fell Stinger	Bug	Physical	50	100	25	Raises user's Attack by 3 if this KOes the target.
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies.
Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20	Fails if the user takes damage before it hits.