Base Stats
HP70
ATK115
DEF60
SpA115
SpD60
SPE55
Total 475
Abilities
Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.
Evolution Chain
Pokedex Entries
Pokemon RubyDuring 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.
Pokemon SapphireIf 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.
Pokemon EmeraldAfter spending thousands of years in harsh deserts, its blood transformed into the same substances as sand. It is nocturnal, so it hunts at night.
Pokemon FireRedIt lives in deserts. It becomes active at night when it hunts for prey exhausted from the desert’s heat.
Pokemon LeafGreenIt lives in deserts. It becomes active at night when it hunts for prey exhausted from the desert’s heat.

Moves

Move Tutor (Emerald / FireRed / LeafGreen / XD)
MoveTypeCatType/CatPwrAccPPEff %
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
NORMAL
Physical
NORMALPhysical
85100%1530%
User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
NORMAL
Physical
NORMALPhysical
120100%15
Copies the target’s last used move.
NORMAL
Status
NORMALStatus
10
Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.
FIGHTING
Physical
FIGHTINGPhysical
100%20
Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
NORMAL
Status
NORMALStatus
10
Move Tutor (Emerald / FireRed / LeafGreen)
MoveTypeCatType/CatPwrAccPPEff %
Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.
FIGHTING
Physical
FIGHTINGPhysical
100%20
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
NORMAL
Physical
NORMALPhysical
12075%5
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
NORMAL
Physical
NORMALPhysical
8085%20
Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.
NORMAL
Status
NORMALStatus
30
Move Tutor (Emerald / XD)
MoveTypeCatType/CatPwrAccPPEff %
Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
NORMAL
Status
NORMALStatus
90%15
Move Tutor (Emerald)
MoveTypeCatType/CatPwrAccPPEff %
Has a chance to confuse the target.
FIGHTING
Physical
FIGHTINGPhysical
10050%5100%
Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
NORMAL
Status
NORMALStatus
10
Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
BUG
Physical
BUGPhysical
1095%20
Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
GROUND
Physical
GROUNDPhysical
20100%10100%
Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
NORMAL
Status
NORMALStatus
10
Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
NORMAL
Physical
NORMALPhysical
40100%1530%
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
ELECTR
Special
ELECTRSpecial
75100%1510%
Locations
Pokemon RubyEvolve from CacneaObtainable
Pokemon SapphireEvolve from CacneaObtainable
Pokemon EmeraldEvolve from CacneaObtainable
Pokemon FireRedUnavailable
Pokemon LeafGreenUnavailable
Pokemon ColosseumUnavailable
Pokemon XDUnavailable