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Cacturne Learned Moves, Evolution and Locations

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This is a page about the Pokemon Cacturne in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Cacturne's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Cacturne can be found in.

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Basic Information

Type

Cacturne
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Type 1 Type 2
Grass Dark

Ability

Ability Effect
Sand Veil The Pokemon isn't damaged by the Sandstorm weather condition, and its evasiveness goes up while a sandstorm is in effect.

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Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Base Spiky Shield GrassGrass You'll get the Spiky Shield status, which protects you from enemies' moves. You counterattack when you're attacked by a contact move. This move's chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Base Destiny Bond GhostGhost It causes the Destiny Bond condition. The enemy will sustain the same amount of damage that you take. But be careful, its chance of failing rises if used repeatedly.
Base Revenge FightingFighting You'll get the Bide status for a little while, and then you'll damage an enemy. The more damage you take while biding, the greater the damage you can cause.
Base Poison Sting PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Base Leer NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Defense.
Base Absorb GrassGrass It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
Base Growth NormalNormal It boosts your Attack and Sp. Atk. During Sunny weather or in Extremely Harsh Sunlight, your stats go up even higher. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
10 Leech Seed GrassGrass It gives an enemy the Leech Seed status condition.
13 Sand Attack GroundGround It lowers the enemy's accuracy.
16 Needle Arm GrassGrass It damages an enemy. It could also cause the enemy to Flinch.
19 Feint Attack DarkDark It damages an enemy. It never misses.
22 Ingrain GrassGrass You'll get the Ingrain condition. In the Ingrain condition, you're unable to move but your HP keeps restoring
26 Payback DarkDark You'll get the Counter condition, which enables you to counter when you take damage from physical moves.
30 Spikes GroundGround It turns your tile into Spikes that damage enemies that step on them. Spikes that you or your teammates make don't do anything to you or your teammates.
35 Sucker Punch DarkDark It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
38 Pin Missile BugBug It damages a Pokemon, even one far away, 2 to 3 times in a row.
44 Energy Ball GrassGrass It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
49 Cotton Spore GrassGrass It reduces the enemy's Travel Speed, but it has no effect on Grass-type Pokemon.
54 Sandstorm RockRock It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.

By TM

Move Type Effect
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Brick Break FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also shatters the enemy's Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil conditions.
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Dark Pulse DarkDark It damages nearby enemies. It could also make them Flinch.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Embargo DarkDark It puts an Embargo on an enemy, making the enemy unable to use any items.
Energy Ball GrassGrass It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Fling DarkDark You throw an item in an arc, hitting another Pokemon with it. It causes the same effect as throwing an item at an enemy.
Focus Blast FightingFighting It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Giga Impact NormalNormal It damages an enemy. But it also gives you the Recoil status, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Grass Knot GrassGrass It damages an enemy. The heavier the enemy, the greater the damage caused by the move.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Hyper Beam NormalNormal It damages Pokemon, even those far away, and causes an explosion that also affects the surroundings. Walls and items on the ground will also disappear. But after you use the move, the Recoil prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.
Nature Power NormalNormal Borrowing power from nature, a variety of damaging moves will be used depending on the scenery of the floor.
Payback DarkDark You'll get the Counter condition, which enables you to counter when you take damage from physical moves.
Poison Jab PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Sandstorm RockRock It changes the floor's weather to a Sandstorm. Pokemon that can't deal with the weather will keep taking damage.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Solar Beam GrassGrass You'll get the Solar Beam condition, which lets you charge power to try a powerful attack on the next turn. During Sunny weather or in Extremely Harsh Sunlight, it charges for an immediate attack on the first turn. But during Rain, Heavy Rain, Hail, or a Sandstorm, the damage will be reduced.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Sunny Day FireFire It changes the floor's weather to Sunny. The power of Fire-type moves goes up, and the power of Water-type moves goes down.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Swords Dance NormalNormal It sharply boosts your Attack. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
Venoshock PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. Its power goes up if the enemy is Poisoned or Badly Poisoned.

By Move Tutor

Tutor Move Type Effect
Block NormalNormal It causes an enemy to get Stuck.
Drain Punch FightingFighting It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage caused, the more HP it restores.
Focus Punch FightingFighting You'll get the Focus Punch condition, focusing your mind and damaging your enemy during the next turn.
Foul Play DarkDark It damages an enemy. But the damage is determined by the target's Attack stat instead of the user's Attack stat.
Giga Drain GrassGrass It damages an enemy. It also restores your HP. The greater the damage it causes, the more HP it restores.
Low Kick FightingFighting It damages an enemy. The heavier the enemy, the greater the damage.
Role Play PsychicPsychic It copies the Ability of a Pokemon in front of you. You regain your usual Ability when you go to the next floor.
Seed Bomb GrassGrass It damages an enemy.
Snore NormalNormal If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Spite GhostGhost It sharply lowers the PP of the move last used by the enemy. It fails if the enemy had not used a move or if the enemy's PP is already 0.
Stomping Tantrum GroundGround It damages an enemy. If your previous move missed, its damage is increased.
Superpower FightingFighting It unleashes awesome power, damaging an enemy but also lowering your Attack and Defense due to fatigue. The stats return to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Synthesis GrassGrass It restores your HP. During Sunny weather or in Extremely Harsh Sunlight, it restores your HP even more. During Rain, Heavy Rain, Hail, or a Sandstorm, the amount regained goes down.
Thunder Punch ElectricElectric It damages an enemy. It could also cause Paralysis.
Worry Seed GrassGrass It changes the target's Ability to Insomnia. The effect wears off when you go to the next floor.

Evolution

Evolution Chain

Pokemon How to Evolve
CacneaCacnea -
CacturneCacturne Evolves from Cacnea at Lv. 32

Can Cacturne Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Cacturne

Dungeons Where Cacturne is Found

This Pokemon is not found in any Dungeons.

Cacturne's Rescue Camp

Rescue Camp Price
Withering Desert 900

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