#556

Maractus

Cactus Pokémon

Grass

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.

Base Stats

HP 75

Attack 86

Defense 67

Sp. Atk 106

Sp. Def 67

Speed 60

Total 461

EV Yield 2 Sp. Atk

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

flying 2x poison 2x bug 2x fire 2x ice 2x

Resistant to

ground ½x water ½x grass ½x electric ½x

Abilities

Water Absorb Chlorophyll Storm Drain (Hidden)

Held Items

Miracle Seed 5%

Evolution Chain

Maractus

Moves

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

zu Usage: 0.5%

Specially Defensive

Moves

Nature

Calm

EVs

HP 252

SpD 160

Spe 96

Strategy Overview

Maractus is an unviable choice in SS ZU because it is entirely outclassed as a defensive Spikes setter by Roselia, which has much better bulk with Eviolite and a better typing for the tier both offensively and defensively.