Cacturne

GrassDarkSand Force, Water Absorb

Route 4 · Lv 67-69 Open in the guide Compare

In Mirror Gold: First found in Route 4 (Grass (Night), Lv 67-69). Its type (Grass / Dark) is the same as in the official games. Base stats total 530, up from 475; 4 of the six changed, most of all HP (70 → 90). Abilities: it gains Sand Force and loses Sand Veil. 6 of its 23 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver, including Spiky Shield and Protect.

Level-up moves 26

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Spiky Shield Blocks damaging attacks and damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP.	Grass	Stat	—	—	10
1	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Phys	70	100	5
1	Spiky Shield Blocks damaging attacks and damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP.	Grass	Stat	—	—	10
1	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Phys	70	100	5
1	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Spec	20	100	25
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Stat	—	100	30
4	Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Phys	15	100	35
7	Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.	Dark	Phys	50	100	10
10	Needle Arm Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Grass	Phys	60	100	15
13	Leech Seed Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn.	Grass	Stat	—	90	10
16	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Stat	—	100	15
19	Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
22	Cotton Spore Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Grass	Stat	—	100	40
25	Revenge Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn.	Fighting	Phys	60	100	10
28	Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Stat	—	—	10
31	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Stat	—	—	10
34	Spikes Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in.	Ground	Stat	—	—	20
37	Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Bug	Phys	25	95	20
40	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Phys	60	—	20
43	Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Spec	75	100	10
46	Ingrain Prevents the user from leaving battle. User regains 1/16 of its max HP every turn.	Grass	Stat	—	—	20
49	Trick Room For five turns, slower Pokémon will act before faster Pokémon.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	5
52	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Phys	70	100	5
55	Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.	Ghost	Stat	—	—	5
58	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Phys	70	100	15
61	Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Grass	Spec	90	100	10

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 59

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TR00	Swords Dance Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM001	Focus Punch	Fighting	150
TR02	Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Poison	—
TR04	Solar Beam Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Grass	120
TR05	Hyper Beam Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Normal	150
TR08	Giga Impact Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	150
TM009	Bullet Seed	Grass	25
TM010	Hidden Power	Normal	60
TM011	Sunny Day	Fire	—
TM015	Low Kick Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Fighting	—
TR16	Giga Drain Bell Tower 3F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Grass	75
TM017	Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM018	Rain Dance	Water	—
TR20	Endeavor Lavender Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM021	Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TR23	Spikes Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, National Park (hidden))	Ground	—
TR26	Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Normal	—
TM027	Return Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM028	Dig Celadon Department Store 3F	Ground	80
TM030	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80
TM031	Brick Break	Fighting	75
TM032	Body Slam	Normal	85
TM037	Sandstorm	Rock	—
TR37	Taunt Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Dark	—
TM038	Helping Hand Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TR38	Foul Play Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Fuchsia Mart)	Dark	95
TM042	Facade	Normal	70
TM043	Secret Power	Normal	70
TR43	Toxic Spikes Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F)	Poison	—
TM044	Rest	Psychic	—
TM045	Attract	Normal	—
TR45	Focus Blast Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Fighting	120
TM046	Thief	Dark	60
TR47	Nasty Plot Union Cave B1F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart)	Dark	—
TR48	Leaf Storm Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Viridian Mart)	Grass	130
TM053	Energy Ball	Grass	90
TM056	Fling	Dark	—
TM060	Drain Punch	Fighting	75
TM063	Embargo	Dark	—
TM066	Payback	Dark	50
TM070	Flash Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Normal	—
TM078	Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM079	Dark Pulse Celadon Department Store 3F	Dark	80
TM082	Sleep Talk	Normal	—
TM084	Poison Jab	Poison	80
TM086	Grass Knot	Grass	—
TM087	Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F	Normal	—
TM090	Substitute	Normal	—
TM094	Seed Bomb Goldenrod Department Store 5F	Grass	80
TM114	Curse Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Ghost	—
TM115	Zen Headbutt Mahogany Mart Post-Rocket Hideout (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Psychic	80
TM118	Encore Olivine Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Normal	—
TM123	Grassy Terrain Vermilion / Safari Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Grass	—
TM135	Spite Violet City Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F)	Ghost	—
TM139	Knock Off Celadon Department Store 3F (also at Fuchsia Mart)	Dark	65
TM143	Lunge Celadon Department Store 3F (also at Fuchsia Mart)	Bug	80
TM149	Grassy Glide Celadon Department Store 3F	Grass	55
HM01	Cut	Normal	50
HM04	Strength	Normal	80

Where to find Cacturne

Area	Method	Level
Route 4	Grass (Night)	67-69

Other changes in this game

Egg moves: Acid, Belch, Block, Counter, Disable, Dynamic Punch, Fell Stinger, Low Kick, Magical Leaf, Power-Up Punch, Seed Bomb, Switcheroo, Teeter Dance, Worry Seed
Tutor moves: Block, Body Slam, Counter, Dark Pulse, Double-Edge, Drain Punch, Dynamic Punch, Endure, Focus Punch, Foul Play, Fury Cutter, Giga Drain, Headbutt, Low Kick, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Role Play, Seed Bomb, Seismic Toss, Sleep Talk, Snore, Spite, Stomping Tantrum, Substitute, Sucker Punch, Superpower, Swagger, Swords Dance, Synthesis, ThunderPunch, Worry Seed
A wild one can hold Sticky Barb (common) or Poison Barb (rare).