Usage · August 2026
0.2%
Cacturne is ranked #88 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 78 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#88 of 158
Raw count78
Viability ceiling81
Month on month-0.56pp
13 month peak0.8%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 475
HP
70
Atk
115
Def
60
SpA
115
SpD
60
Spe
55
Usage over time0.2%▼ 0.56pppeak 0.8% · Jul '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
97.8% of Cacturne teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityWater Absorb · 100.0%
ItemLife Orb · 99.3%
Tera typeGhost · 67.5%
Moves
100.0%
98.5%
97.8%
97.8%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
98.5%
97.8%
97.8%
Best Cacturne build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 7,821 battles in August 2026. Cacturne sits at rank #88 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.56 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.