Usage · August 2026
0.1%
Cacturne is ranked #160 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 87 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#160 of 204
Raw count87
Viability ceiling76
Month on month+0.06pp
13 month peak0.3%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 475
HP
70
Atk
115
Def
60
SpA
115
SpD
60
Spe
55
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 0.3% · Oct '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
99.5% of Cacturne teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
4
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityWater Absorb · 100.0%
ItemFocus Sash · 99.5%
Tera typeDark · 99.5%
Moves
100.0%
99.8%
99.7%
99.5%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
99.8%
99.7%
99.5%
Best Cacturne build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 21,932 battles in August 2026. Cacturne sits at rank #160 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.06 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.