#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

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.