Maractus

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Maractus is a Grass type Pokémon introduced in Generation 5.

Pokédex data

National №	0556
Type	Grass
Species	Cactus Pokémon
Height	1.0 m (3′03″)
Weight	28.0 kg (61.7 lbs)
Abilities	1. Water Absorb 2. Chlorophyll Storm Drain (hidden ability)
Local №	0062 (Black/White) 0119 (Black 2/White 2) 0296 (Sword/Shield)

Training

EV yield	2 Sp. Atk
Catch rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	161
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Grass
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	75	260	354
Attack	86	159	298
Defense	67	125	256
Sp. Atk	106	195	342
Sp. Def	67	125	256
Speed	60	112	240
Total	461	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Maractus.

Water Absorb ability Chlorophyll ability Storm Drain ability

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2	0	½	½	2		2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2		2

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2	½	½	½	2		2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2		2

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2	0	½	½	2		2	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2		2

Evolution chart

Maractus does not evolve.

Maractus changes

In Generations 5-7, Maractus has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Black	It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.
White	Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas.
Black 2 White 2	When it moves rhythmically, it makes a sound similar to maracas, making the surprised Pokémon flee.
X Omega Ruby	It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.
Y Alpha Sapphire	Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas.
Sword	With noises that could be mistaken for the rattles of maracas, it creates an upbeat rhythm, startling bird Pokémon and making them fly off in a hurry.
Shield	Once each year, this Pokémon scatters its seeds. They’re jam-packed with nutrients, making them a precious food source out in the desert.

Moves learned by Maractus

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	After You	Normal	—	—
1	Ingrain	Grass	—	—
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Spiky Shield	Grass	—	—
4	Growth	Normal	—	—
8	Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
12	Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
16	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
20	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
24	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
28	Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
32	Synthesis	Grass	—	—
36	Petal Blizzard	Grass	90	100
40	Cotton Spore	Grass	—	100
44	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
48	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
52	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
56	Petal Dance	Grass	120	100
60	Cotton Guard	Grass	—	—

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Maractus gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Wood Hammer	Grass		120	100
Worry Seed	Grass		—	100

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Grassy Glide	Grass		55	100

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
50	Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
52	Bounce	Flying	85	85
58	Assurance	Dark	60	100
63	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
88	Grassy Terrain	Grass	—	—

Moves learnt by TR

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
23	Spikes	Ground	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
35	Uproar	Normal	90	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
59	Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
65	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
71	Leaf Storm	Grass	130	90
77	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
95	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	After You	Normal	—	—
1	Cotton Guard	Grass	—	—
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Spiky Shield	Grass	—	—
3	Sweet Scent	Normal	—	100
6	Growth	Normal	—	—
10	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
13	Mega Drain	Grass	40	100
15	Synthesis	Grass	—	—
18	Cotton Spore	Grass	—	100
22	Needle Arm	Grass	60	100
26	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
29	Acupressure	Normal	—	—
33	Ingrain	Grass	—	—
38	Petal Dance	Grass	120	100
42	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
45	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
48	Petal Blizzard	Grass	90	100
50	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
55	Cotton Guard	Grass	—	—
57	After You	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Maractus gen 7 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Bullet Seed	Grass	25	100
Grass Whistle	Grass	—	55
Grassy Terrain	Grass	—	—
Leech Seed	Grass	—	90
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Spikes	Ground	—	—
Wood Hammer	Grass	120	100
Worry Seed	Grass	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Knock Off	Dark	65	100
Seed Bomb	Grass	80	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Synthesis	Grass	—	—
Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Worry Seed	Grass	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	Grass	90	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Maractus can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Secret Power	Normal		70	100	Generation 6 — TM

In other generations
5
6
7
8
9

Maractus sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal			—		—
Shiny			—	—	—

See all Maractus sprites

Where to find Maractus

Black White Black 2 White 2	Desert Resort
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Mirage Spots
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Route 6, Bridge Field, Hammerlocke Hills, Stony Wilderness
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Maractus questions

Other languages

English	Maractus
Japanese	マラカッチ (Maracacchi)
German	Maracamba
French	Maracachi
Italian	Maractus
Spanish	Maractus
Korean	마라카치 (marakachi)
Chinese (Simplified)	沙铃仙人掌
Chinese (Traditional)	沙鈴仙人掌

English	Cactus Pokémon
Japanese	サボテンポケモン
German	Kaktus-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Cactus
Italian	Pokémon Cactus
Spanish	Pokémon Cactus
Korean	선인장포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	仙人掌宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	仙人掌寶可夢

Name origin

maracas: rhythm instrument
cactus: a desert plant