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maractus
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Maractus

Cactus Pokémon

Grass

It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 86
Defense 67
Sp. Atk 106
Sp. Def 67
Speed 60
Total 461

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Cactus Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 28.0 kg
Base Exp 161
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Plant

Sprites

maractus Front Front
maractus Back Back
maractus Front Shiny Front Shiny
maractus Back Shiny Back Shiny
maractus Official Art Official Art
maractus Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Spikes
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Storm Drain
Nature
Naughty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 48
Spe 208

Strategy Overview

Maractus is outclassed as a Grass-type in nearly every aspect. Roselia and Cacturne outclass it as a Spikes user, while Victreebel, Exeggutor, and most other Chlorophyll Pokemon outclass it as a sun sweeper. Its best niche is a utility Spikes setter that can defeat a few common leads, such as Golem and Seismitoad. Maractus is rather slow, though it is less hindering as it still outspeeds most common Stealth Rock users. With a bland movepool and low bulk, Maractus has little else to make it stand out and should stick to its small role.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc