Maractus

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Maractus

Pokédex data

National №	0556
Type	Grass
Species	Cactus Pokémon
Abilities	1. Water Absorb 2. Chlorophyll Storm Drain (hidden ability)
Local №	062 (Black/White) 119 (Black 2/White 2) 296 (Sword/Shield — Galar)

Training

EV yield	2 Sp. Atk
Catch rate	255
Base Friendship	50 (Normal)
Base Exp.	161
Growth Rate	Medium

Breeding

Egg Groups	Grass
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4864–5140 steps)

Base stats

HP	75	260	354
Attack	86	159	298
Defense	67	125	256
Sp. Atk	106	195	342
Sp. Def	67	125	256
Speed	60	112	240
Total	461	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Evolution chart

Maractus does not evolve.

Maractus changes

In Generations 5-7, Maractus has a base Friendship value of 70.

Moves learned by Maractus

In other generations 5 6 7 8 9

Maractus

Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	flying	35	100
1	Absorb	grass	20	100
3	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
6	Growth	normal	—	—
10	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
13	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
15	Synthesis	grass	—	—
18	Cotton Spore	grass	—	100
22	Needle Arm	grass	60	100
26	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
29	Acupressure	normal	—	—
33	Ingrain	grass	—	—
38	Petal Dance	grass	120	100
42	Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
45	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
50	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
55	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
57	After You	normal	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Leech Seed	grass	—	90
Spikes	ground	—	—
Grass Whistle	grass	—	55
Bullet Seed	grass	25	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Wood Hammer	grass	120	100
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in Black & White from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Maractus is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	flying	35	100
1	Absorb	grass	20	100
3	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
6	Growth	normal	—	—
10	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
13	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
15	Synthesis	grass	—	—
18	Cotton Spore	grass	—	100
22	Needle Arm	grass	60	100
26	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
29	Acupressure	normal	—	—
33	Ingrain	grass	—	—
38	Petal Dance	grass	120	100
42	Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
45	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
50	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
55	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
57	After You	normal	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Leech Seed	grass	—	90
Spikes	ground	—	—
Grass Whistle	grass	—	55
Bullet Seed	grass	25	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Wood Hammer	grass	120	100
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Giga Drain	grass	75	100
Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
Synthesis	grass	—	—
Uproar	normal	90	100
Helping Hand	normal	—	—
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Endeavor	normal	—	100
Hyper Voice	normal	90	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
After You	normal	—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Maractus is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

X/Y Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	flying	35	100
1	Absorb	grass	20	100
1	After You	normal	—	—
1	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
3	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
6	Growth	normal	—	—
10	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
13	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
15	Synthesis	grass	—	—
18	Cotton Spore	grass	—	100
22	Needle Arm	grass	60	100
26	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
29	Acupressure	normal	—	—
33	Ingrain	grass	—	—
38	Petal Dance	grass	120	100
42	Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
45	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
48	Petal Blizzard	grass	90	100
50	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
55	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
57	After You	normal	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in X & Y.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Leech Seed	grass	—	90
Spikes	ground	—	—
Grass Whistle	grass	—	55
Bullet Seed	grass	25	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Wood Hammer	grass	120	100
Grassy Terrain	grass	—	—
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in X & Y from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Maractus is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	flying	35	100
1	Absorb	grass	20	100
1	After You	normal	—	—
1	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
1	Spiky Shield	grass	—	—
3	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
6	Growth	normal	—	—
10	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
13	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
15	Synthesis	grass	—	—
18	Cotton Spore	grass	—	100
22	Needle Arm	grass	60	100
26	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
29	Acupressure	normal	—	—
33	Ingrain	grass	—	—
38	Petal Dance	grass	120	100
42	Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
45	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
48	Petal Blizzard	grass	90	100
50	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
55	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
57	After You	normal	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Leech Seed	grass	—	90
Spikes	ground	—	—
Grass Whistle	grass	—	55
Bullet Seed	grass	25	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Wood Hammer	grass	120	100
Grassy Terrain	grass	—	—
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Giga Drain	grass	75	100
Synthesis	grass	—	—
Uproar	normal	90	100
Helping Hand	normal	—	—
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Endeavor	normal	—	100
Hyper Voice	normal	90	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
After You	normal	—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by HM

Maractus is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	normal	70	100
96	Nature Power	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	flying	35	100
1	Absorb	grass	20	100
1	After You	normal	—	—
1	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
1	Spiky Shield	grass	—	—
3	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
6	Growth	normal	—	—
10	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
13	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
15	Synthesis	grass	—	—
18	Cotton Spore	grass	—	100
22	Needle Arm	grass	60	100
26	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
29	Acupressure	normal	—	—
33	Ingrain	grass	—	—
38	Petal Dance	grass	120	100
42	Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
45	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
48	Petal Blizzard	grass	90	100
50	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
55	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
57	After You	normal	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Leech Seed	grass	—	90
Spikes	ground	—	—
Grass Whistle	grass	—	55
Bullet Seed	grass	25	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Wood Hammer	grass	120	100
Grassy Terrain	grass	—	—
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in Sun & Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	flying	35	100
1	Absorb	grass	20	100
1	After You	normal	—	—
1	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
1	Spiky Shield	grass	—	—
3	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
6	Growth	normal	—	—
10	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
13	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
15	Synthesis	grass	—	—
18	Cotton Spore	grass	—	100
22	Needle Arm	grass	60	100
26	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
29	Acupressure	normal	—	—
33	Ingrain	grass	—	—
38	Petal Dance	grass	120	100
42	Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
45	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
48	Petal Blizzard	grass	90	100
50	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
55	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
57	After You	normal	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Leech Seed	grass	—	90
Spikes	ground	—	—
Grass Whistle	grass	—	55
Bullet Seed	grass	25	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Wood Hammer	grass	120	100
Grassy Terrain	grass	—	—
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Snore	normal	50	100
Giga Drain	grass	75	100
Synthesis	grass	—	—
Uproar	normal	90	100
Helping Hand	normal	—	—
Knock Off	dark	65	100
Endeavor	normal	—	100
Hyper Voice	normal	90	100
Bounce	flying	85	85
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
After You	normal	—	—
Throat Chop	dark	80	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
17	Protect	normal	—	—
20	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Frustration	normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
27	Return	normal	—	100
32	Double Team	normal	—	—
40	Aerial Ace	flying	60	∞
42	Facade	normal	70	100
44	Rest	psychic	—	—
45	Attract	normal	—	100
48	Round	normal	60	100
53	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
84	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
86	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
87	Swagger	normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
90	Substitute	normal	—	—
96	Nature Power	normal	—	—
100	Confide	normal	—	—
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Maractus learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	flying	35	100
1	Absorb	grass	20	100
1	Ingrain	grass	—	—
1	After You	normal	—	—
1	Spiky Shield	grass	—	—
4	Growth	normal	—	—
8	Mega Drain	grass	40	100
12	Leech Seed	grass	—	90
16	Sucker Punch	dark	70	100
20	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
24	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
28	Sweet Scent	normal	—	100
32	Synthesis	grass	—	—
36	Petal Blizzard	grass	90	100
40	Cotton Spore	grass	—	100
44	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
48	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
52	Acupressure	normal	—	—
56	Petal Dance	grass	120	100
60	Cotton Guard	grass	—	—
No moves.

Egg moves

Maractus learns the following moves via breeding in Sword & Shield.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Worry Seed	grass	—	100
Wood Hammer	grass	120	100
No moves.

Move Tutor moves

Maractus can be taught these attacks in Sword & Shield from move tutors.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Grassy Glide	grass		55	100
No moves.

Moves learnt by TM

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
07	Pin Missile	bug	25	95
11	Solar Beam	grass	120	100
16	Screech	normal	—	85
19	Safeguard	normal	—	—
21	Rest	psychic	—	—
24	Snore	normal	50	100
25	Protect	normal	—	—
28	Giga Drain	grass	75	100
31	Attract	normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	fire	—	—
39	Facade	normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	normal	—	—
46	Weather Ball	normal	50	100
50	Bullet Seed	grass	25	100
52	Bounce	flying	85	85
58	Assurance	dark	60	100
63	Drain Punch	fighting	75	100
76	Round	normal	60	100
88	Grassy Terrain	grass	—	—
No moves.

Moves learnt by TR

Maractus is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
20	Substitute	normal	—	—
23	Spikes	ground	—	—
26	Endure	normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	normal	—	—
35	Uproar	normal	90	100
42	Hyper Voice	normal	90	100
57	Poison Jab	poison	80	100
59	Seed Bomb	grass	80	100
65	Energy Ball	grass	90	100
71	Leaf Storm	grass	130	90
77	Grass Knot	grass	—	100
95	Throat Chop	dark	80	100
No moves.

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Scarlet/Violet

Pokémon unobtainable in this game.

Maractus sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9	Home
Normal					—
Shiny				—	—

See all Maractus sprites

Pokédex entries

Black	It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.
White	Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas.
Black 2	When it moves rhythmically, it makes a sound similar to maracas, making the surprised Pokémon flee.
White 2	When it moves rhythmically, it makes a sound similar to maracas, making the surprised Pokémon flee.
X	It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.
Y	Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas.
Omega Ruby	It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.
Alpha Sapphire	Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas.
Sword	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.
Shield	Once each year, this Pokémon scatters its seeds. They’re jam-packed with nutrients, making them a precious food source out in the desert.

Other languages

English	Maractus
Italian	Maractus
Spanish	Maractus
German	Maracamba
French	Maracachi
Chinese	沙鈴仙人掌
Korean	마라카치
Japanese	マラカッチ

English	Cactus Pokémon
Italian	Pokémon Cactus
Spanish	Pokémon Cactus
German	Kaktus-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Cactus
Chinese	仙人掌寶可夢
Korean	선인장포켓몬
Japanese	サボテンポケモン

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