Cacturne - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Cacturne can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Cacturne artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Cacturne learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Growth	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
5	Absorb	Grass	20	100
9	Growth	Normal	—	—
13	Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
17	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
21	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
25	Ingrain	Grass	—	—
29	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
35	Spikes	Ground	—	—
41	Needle Arm	Grass	60	100
47	Cotton Spore	Grass	—	85
53	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—

Egg moves

Cacturne learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid	Poison	40	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
GrassWhistle	Grass	—	55
Teeter Dance	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Cacturne is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Cacturne is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Cacturne learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Growth	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
5	Absorb	Grass	20	100
9	Growth	Normal	—	—
13	Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
17	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
21	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
25	Ingrain	Grass	—	—
29	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
35	Spikes	Ground	—	—
41	Needle Arm	Grass	60	100
47	Cotton Spore	Grass	—	85
53	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
59	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—

Egg moves

Cacturne learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid	Poison	40	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
GrassWhistle	Grass	—	55
Teeter Dance	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Cacturne can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Cacturne is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Cacturne is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Cacturne learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Growth	Normal	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
5	Absorb	Grass	20	100
9	Growth	Normal	—	—
13	Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
17	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
21	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
25	Ingrain	Grass	—	—
29	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
35	Spikes	Ground	—	—
41	Needle Arm	Grass	60	100
47	Cotton Spore	Grass	—	85
53	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—

Egg moves

Cacturne learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid	Poison	40	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
GrassWhistle	Grass	—	55
Teeter Dance	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Cacturne can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Moves learnt by HM

Cacturne is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
05	Flash	Normal	—	70

Moves learnt by TM

Cacturne is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
09	Bullet Seed	Grass	10	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100

Cacturne egg move parents

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Cacturne

Cacturne's egg groups: Grass, Human-Like

The egg moves for Cacturne are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Cacturne with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Cacturne with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Acid

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Oddish Gloom Bellsprout Weepinbell
Breeding	Cacnea Cacturne
Pre-evolution Level up	Vileplume Victreebel Bellossom

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Hitmonchan Hitmontop Breloom
Breeding	Paras Parasect Machop Machoke Machamp Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Makuhita Hariyama Cacnea Cacturne
Move tutor	Paras Parasect Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Mr. Mime Electabuzz Magmar Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Hitmontop Ludicolo Breloom Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Volbeat Spinda Cacnea Cacturne

Dynamic Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Machop Machoke Machamp Breloom
Breeding	Makuhita Hariyama Meditite Medicham Cacnea Cacturne
Move tutor	Abra Kadabra Alakazam Machop Machoke Machamp Drowzee Hypno Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Electabuzz Magmar Lombre Ludicolo Breloom Makuhita Hariyama Sableye Meditite Medicham Volbeat Spinda Cacnea Cacturne

Grass Whistle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Roselia
Breeding	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Sunkern Sunflora Cacnea Cacturne

Teeter Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spinda
Breeding	Cacnea Cacturne