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Pokémon X and Y/Species Strategies (Generation III Families) (edit)
Revision as of 16:58, 8 March 2016
, 8 March 2016→Cacnea and Cacturne
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| 332 || Cacturne || Grass/Dark || 70 || 115 || 60 || 115 || 60 || 55 || Sand Veil / {{abbr|Water Absorb|Hidden}} | | 332 || Cacturne || Grass/Dark || 70 || 115 || 60 || 115 || 60 || 55 || Sand Veil / {{abbr|Water Absorb|Hidden}} | ||
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Cacturne has an uncommon Grass/Dark typing and the stats to make it a powerful mixed attacker. A Dark subtype combined with Water Absorb gives it two immunities, which gives it opportunities to switch in despite its poor bulk. Its STAB combination has pretty good coverage by themselves, and it has a nice selection of both physical and special moves to choose from. It can also learn several useful status moves as well, letting it provide some extra utility to its team. While it had respectable strength, Cacturne is terrible defensively, with seven weaknesses of varying popularity and very poor defensive stats. The final spiky nail in Cacturne's coffin is its poor Speed, which makes it very easy to take down by faster Pokemon. | |||
On the special side, Cacturne's main STAB moves are Dark Pulse and Giga Drain. Dark Pulse has good neutral coverage and is the most reliable Dark STAB move Cacturne has. Giga Drain provides some extra utility by healing Cacturne, though Energy Ball can be used instead for sheer power. Focus Blast is also an option to take on opposing Dark-types and Steel-types. For physical attacks, Cacturne relies on Sucker Punch and Seed Bomb instead. Sucker Punch in particular is a vital move no matter which attack stat Cacturne leans toward due to its priority, which is crucial for Cacturne to survive encounters against faster offensive Pokemon. Drain Punch is a notable coverage move as it provides the life leeching on more physical sets. Cacturne also gets both Nasty Plot and Swords Dance to boost its offensive stat of choice, though Substitute should be use to give Cacturne room to set up. Cacturne can also serve as an offensive Spikes setter. Spiky Shield is a decent Protect clone for scouting out the enemy's moves. Lastly, Destiny Bond can be used to bring the opponent down with Cacturne, but its poor Speed makes it difficult to set up. | |||
==Swablu and Altaria== | ==Swablu and Altaria== | ||