Cacturne

GrassDarkSand Veil, Water Absorb

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In Platinum Redux: First found in Route 214 (Grass), and in 1 more area. Its type (Grass / Dark) and abilities are the same as in the official games. Base stats total 565, up from 475; all six changed, most of all Defense (60 → 105). 14 of its 19 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Platinum, including Sleep Powder and Sturdy Roots.

Level-up moves 19

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Spikes Spikes effect	Ground	Stat	0	0	3
2	Sleep Powder Causes Sleep	Grass	Stat	0	65	2
3	Leech Seed Leech Seed effect	Grass	Stat	0	75	2
4	Feint Attack Always hits	Dark	Phys	80	100	20
5	Sturdy Roots Recovers 6.25% each turn; Raises user's Def and SpDef	Grass	Stat	0	0	1
26	Twineedle Hits twice; chance to poison (20%)	Bug	Phys	40	100	20
28	Scorching Sands Chance to burn (30%) Does not make contact.	Ground	Spec	70	100	10
31	Poison Jab Chance to Poison (30%)	Poison	Phys	80	100	20
33	Synthesis Synthesis effect	Grass	Stat	0	0	2
35	Needle Arm Chance to flinch (30%)	Grass	Phys	85	100	15
37	Sucker Punch Fails if the target did not select a damaging move or has already moved Goes first (priority +1).	Dark	Phys	75	100	5
39	Spike Barrage Hits twice	Steel	Spec	40	100	15
42	Terrifier Chance to Paralyze (usable while sleeping) (30%) Does not make contact.	Dark	Spec	70	100	15
44	Weather Ball Type changes to match weather	Normal	Spec	45	100	10
45	Power Whip Chance to Paralyze (10%)	Grass	Phys	110	85	10
48	Punishment Lowers user's Atk harshly	Dark	Phys	130	100	5
51	Grass Whistle Causes Sleep	Grass	Stat	0	70	2
55	Dream Eater Damages target; heals user up to 50% of damage dealt	Dark	Spec	60	100	15
70	Frenzy Plant Usually goes last; chance to lower Spe (50%) Goes last (priority -1).	Grass	Spec	105	90	10

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

TMs & HMs 24

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM04	Scam Route 219. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Floaroma Town	Dark	50
TM09	Nasty Plot Route 216. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Victory Road	Dark	—
TM14	Cross Poison Valor Lakefront. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Poison	70
TM16	Shadow Punch Solaceon Town. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 213	Ghost	75
TM17	Toxic Route 217. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Victory Road	Poison	—
TM23	Dark Pulse Route 212, and you need Surf to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Dark	85
TM25	Natural Gift Route 214. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Celestic Town	Grass	75
TM28	Swords Dance Mt. Coronet North. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Victory Road	Normal	—
TM39	Sludge Ravaged Path. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Eterna City	Poison	60
TM46	Sandstorm Route 207. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Hearthome City	Rock	—
TM49	Power Whip Route 211. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 217	Grass	110
TM50	Stone Edge Route 208, and you need Waterfall to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Pokémon League	Rock	110
TM51	Knock Off Great Marsh. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Dark	70
TM52	Brick Break Great Marsh. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Fighting	80
TM60	Drain Punch Veilstone Gym, once you have beaten Maylene. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Fighting	60
TM61	Earthquake Valley Windworks, and you need Surf to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 222	Ground	85
TM65	Shadow Claw Hearthome Gym, once you have beaten Fantina. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Celestic Town	Ghost	75
TM81	Giga Drain Route 221. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 222	Grass	65
TM83	Sludge Bomb Trophy Garden. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Poison	80
TM84	Heat Wave Route 209, and you need Surf to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 222	Fire	80
TM86	Grass Knot Eterna Gym, once you have beaten Gardenia. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 213	Grass	70
TM88	Sunny Day Oreburgh Tunnel. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Hearthome City	Fire	—
HM01	Cut Eterna City	Grass	60
HM08	Rock Climb Route 217	Rock	80

Where to find Cacturne

Area	Method	Level
Route 214	Grass
Fuego Ironworks Interior	Palmer