Maractus (Pokémon)

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Maractus (Japanese: マラカッチ Maracacchi) is a introduced in Generation V.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
==Biology==
Maractus is a cactus-like , with a pair of large ear-like extensions emerging from its head, reminiscent of cactus arms. These extensions feature dark green spiky arrangements at the base, yellow spikes midway up, and are topped with flowers composed of six pink petals and a yellow center. It has a yellow spike on its forehead, yellow eyes, and a spiky-looking mouth. It has two lobe-like arms resembling those of cacti, and its hands each feature three yellow spines serving as fingers. Other dark green spiky arrangements adorn its neck, wrists, and the base of its body where the green spikes are arranged in a five-pointed star.
When Maractus moves its body rhythmically, it emits sounds reminiscent of maracas being played. This allows Maractus to produce up-tempo songs and dances that it can use to scare away predators. Avian Pokémon in particular may try to feed on its flower seeds. Once a year, Maractus scatters its nutrient-rich seeds across the desert, serving as a precious food source for other desert-dwelling Pokémon.
==Game data==
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Maractus is available in .
====By leveling up====
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===Side game data===
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* In , Maractus can normally only be caught in the Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Three Maractus debuted in A Maractus Musical!, each one under the ownership of Toby. The three were nicknamed Marra, Racca and Tussy, and performed in the Pokémon Performance Competition, though they had problems with one particular performance. As a result, they were used in a Triple Battle against , where they went up against , , and to improve their skills, but to no avail. The Maractus eventually overcame this obstacle following an attack by a .
===Minor appearances===
A 's Maractus appeared in Climbing the Tower of Success!.
A Maractus appeared in a fantasy in Clash of the Connoisseurs!.
In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the legend featured a Maractus.
A Maractus appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!.
A Maractus appeared in Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!.
In Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!, a Trainer's Maractus was a passenger on the cruise ship.
In Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, a Maractus was in the Wild Area.
In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, a Maractus was in the Wild Area.
A Trainer's Maractus appeared in The Winding Path to Greatness!.
A Trainer's Maractus appeared in The Door That Never Opens.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Maractus was used by a in Sandstorm. It, together with its Trainer, were easily defeated by Grimsley and his .
A Maractus appeared in Special Delivery as one of the Pokémon competing in 's Pokémon Musical.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Maractus is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 461.
* Maractus shares its with . They are both known as the Cactus Pokémon.
* Two of Maractus's revolve around how a real-world cactus stores water with great efficiency: absorbs direct damage from moves to restore health from them as well as making it immune to them, while draws in moves directed at another target, also making it immune.
* Although Maractus can only be found at the Desert Resort in Generation V where a permanent rages, it cannot have any Ability negating sandstorm damage, nor is it -, -, or , and thus it is susceptible to damage by the sandstorm.
===Origin===
Maractus appears to be based on a flowering cactus, most likely the , and a . It also physically resembles a and may be a visual pun on the . It also seems to be based on traditional Mexican dress styles and, due to the fact that it dances and makes maraca-like sounds, may be based on Spanish dances, possibly the Mexican version of the Cuban .
====Name origin====
Maractus may be a combination of and .
Maracacchi may be a combination of maraca, cactus and .
==In other languages==
==External links==
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