Cacturne counters

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Cacturne
#0332 Cacturne
GrassDark
USAGE 2.0% #78
BASE STATS
HP 70
ATK 115
DEF 60
SPA 115
SPD 60
SPE 55
BST475
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Bug
2×
FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairy
½×
WaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Sucker Punch 100.0% Knock Off 51.5% Seed Bomb 48.6% Drain Punch 48.6% Swords Dance 46.3% Leaf Storm 42.3% Counter 27.5% Spiky Shield 11.3%
Items
Life Orb 59.5% Focus Sash 28.7% Heavy-Duty Boots 8.4% Choice Band 3.0% Leftovers 0.2% Black Glasses 0.2% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0%
Tera Types
Dark 48.5% Steel 31.4% Poison 11.1% Fairy 3.7% Ghost 2.5% Grass 1.8% Fire 0.9% Ground 0.2%
Common Teammates
Cramorant61.4%Palossand56.3%Emboar46.4%Muk45.5%Ambipom45.5%Sandslash-Alola45.1%Bruxish38.1%Typhlosion-Hisui29.3%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #78 with 2.03% usage. Sorted by reliability score.