Cacturne

() is a /-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III. 
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Cacturne appears to be a green Pokémon with green spikes surrounding its entire body. It also has yellow eyes with black marks surrounding it. It also has black dots making its mouth. It also appears to have a scarecrow hat, explaining it being the Scarecrow Pokémon. It has a cactus-like appearance and traits making like a Scarecrow Cactus. 
===Gender differences===
Females have a large rhombus on their chest while males have two small rhombus' on their chest.
=== Behavior ===
Cacturne become active in the dead of night, when desert temperatures often drop to near-freezing levels. They do this to prevent themselves from losing precious moisture in the hot, sweltering sun during the day. Cacturne hunt in packs, but aren't closely bonded with one another like most pack hunters; their relations are purely task-oriented without personal bonds. In their makeshift groups, Cacturne will follow weary travelers from far behind. If the travelers try and look behind them, the Cacturne will stop moving and pose as motionless cacti. Eventually, the travelers, already weary from the day's heat, will be overcome by paranoia and collapse onto the sand. It is only then that the Cacturne will approach and attack. Oftentimes, the only trace left after Cacturne attacks are piles of dry bones. 
It is said that living thousands of years in the sandy desert has turned their blood into sand; although Cacturne “blood” is much thicker than that of most other Pokémon, since it is essentially their sap, it certainly is not sand, even though popular media likes to depict it that way.
===Natural abilities===
Cacturne can endure and survive in the extremely dry climate in deserts due to their succulent bodies, and can also prevent themselves from being harmed by sandstorms with their rough skin and spikes.
==Evolution==
Cacturne is the evolved form of Cacnea as of level 32.
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
====Supporting====
*Harley's Cacturne
==Trivia==
* Despite it saying Cacturne is a nocturnal Pokémon, it can be found in the wild all the time in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and in the morning in Pokémon Platinum.
** It was fixed in Pokémon Platinum where Cacturne could only be found in the morning and nighttime.
===Origin===
Cacturne is based on a combination of a cactus and a scarecrow. Its face resembles a jack-'o-lantern, while its hat, green color, and Dark-type may be a reference to the Moomin franchise's (as it's popular in Japan) Snufkin, a humanoid character with a love of nature and extreme hatred for any sort of authority or leadership, leading him to do dangerous and even criminal things to people in positions of authority. It may also be based on the Final Fantasy series's Cactuars, humanoid cactus-like creatures that have appeared as both enemies and summons.
===Etymology===
Cacturne is a portmanteau of "cactus" and "nocturne."
Nokutasu is a portmanteau of "noct-" (a prefix meaning "night") and "cactus."
==Gallery==
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