Cacturne artwork

Pokemon team detail

Cacturne Team Builder

Cacturne is a Gen 3 Grass / Dark Pokemon. In this team builder, it is best treated as a sweeper, coverage, or support option while you check how the rest of the team covers its weaknesses. Start with Cacturne, then use the builder to see what teammates help cover the rough spots.

GrassDarkSweeperCoverageSupport
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Team-building profile

Generation

Gen 3

Types

Grass / Dark

Roles

Sweeper, Coverage, Support

Base stat total

475

Species

Cacturne

Form

Base form

Availability

Direct version data

Version records

14

Think of this as a quick scouting card, not a final verdict. The useful question is simple: if Cacturne joins the team, which weaknesses need a teammate to absorb, and which matchups does its typing already help with?

Weak to

FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingBugFairy

Resists

WaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDark

Immune to

Psychic

Available planning contexts

Availability is mapped from game version data when possible. Special forms may inherit the base species context when the source data does not list a form separately.

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