[OVERVIEW]
- Looking at the Stats of Cacturne he Can be either a Special or a Physical Attacker, but we contribute a little Gimmick set, thats very Risky but if u played right very effective.
- He has 2 Immunities. Water ( Trough the Hidden Ability ) and Psychic. If you can find out a Tapu Lele who has a Scarf / Specs set, and is Attacking you with Psyshock, here you go, Swich in! But be carefully and you have to be very sure, The Tapu Lele is Scarfed / Specsed. And you have to count her Fieldability (5 Rounds), You can´t hit The Lele with Sucker Punch in this 5 Turns! maybe you can Power Up your Stabmove with Power Up Punch or set Leech seed / Spikes.
- Its recommended that you have another Statusgiver in your team like Toxic / Burn Etc. that makes the Shuffling ability of this set more effective.
- Bug is your nightmare. Be aware of it. You can also scout with Spiky Shield ( BTW its a Fsash breaker too if you didnt set up like Stealth Rocks or Spikes )
name: Annoying Shuffle
move 1: Spiky Shield
move 2: Sucker Punch
move 3: Power up Punch
move 4: Spikes / Leech Seed
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
nature: Adamant
evs: EVs: 252 HP / 252 ATK / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
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- He has 2 Immunities. Water ( Trough the Hidden Ability ) and Psychic. If you can find out a Tapu Lele who has a Scarf / Specs set, and is Attacking you with Psyshock, here you go, Swich in! But be carefully and you have to be very sure, The Tapu Lele is Scarfed / Specsed. And you have to count her Fieldability (5 Rounds), You can´t hit The Lele with Sucker Punch in this 5 Turns! maybe you can Power Up your Stabmove with Power Up Punch or set Leech seed / Spikes.
- Its recommended that you have another Statusgiver in your team like Toxic / Burn Etc. that makes the Shuffling ability of this set more effective.
- Bug is your nightmare. Be aware of it. You can also scout with Spiky Shield ( BTW its a Fsash breaker too if you didnt set up like Stealth Rocks or Spikes )
Set Details
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- Spiky Shield is a Must have Move on this Pokemon, You can Scout attacks with it and make some Damage, and break items like Focus Sash of the Opponent
- Power up Punch for Boosting your Attack to make Sucker Punch a very Dangerous Attack.
- Spikes / Leech Seed to "Annoy" the Opponent. He is a little Bulky through his HP Investment and Typing, He can Wall almost every Ground attack (very Common in the actual Metagame)
- Sucker Punch is his Main Attacking move, Without Boosts he can kill Psychics, or Finish a K.O. With 3-4+ he can kill almost everything. but its very hard to play, you have to Predict the Opponents Moves.
Usage Tips
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- Be aware of Bug / Fairy / Fighting Moves. Fire moves are dangerous too but not very Common and easy outplayable
Team Options
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- Its good to have a Cleric in your Team ( Heal Bell / Aromatherapy ), If Cacturne is Burned, its almost unplayable since the ATK Drop.
- Play some Pokemons, that can easy wall a Bug / Fairy Move like Heatran / Magearna / Togedemaru ( yes he is Viable too. I will write an Movesetanalysis too )
Checks and Counters
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**Taunt users**: Pokemon such as Pyroar, Skuntank, and Weezing can all utilize Taunt and can shut down his Ability to Scout Attacks, and thats more difficult if you can´t Check the Opponents next attack
**Fairy- and Bug-type Attacks**: Super effective attacks from the likes of Scizor, Landorus (U-Turn is very common in his Moveset )
**Substitute users**: Pokemon that run Substitute like Oricorio-G, Mesprit, Jynx, Haunter, and Alolan Dugtrio can take the opportunity to stop Cacturne and shuts down the Opportunity to "annoy", you have to swich out, and the opponent gets a Freeturn!!
My Comment:
-First i thought he was a really Bad Pokemon, Then i managed it to find out a good set, that helped me alot.
With his 2 Immunities and his great Annoying moves like Spiky Shield / Leech seed / Spikes, you can support your team alot.
His Unboostet Stab Suckerpunch is a Surprise, even for me. He can almost kill Every Glasscannon-Sweeper or Type effectivities like ghost / Psychic.
And he can be a good Shuffler either if you can manage to tox the opponent, shuffle with spiky Shield, maybe when you have a freeturn set leech seed, and shuffle again with Spiky Shield. and then finish it with Sucker Punch.
I Play him in My OU Team alongside Shuckle who is setting up Stealth Rocks / Toxic, and knock off (like The Opponents Leftovers etc.)
Yes, i Have my Difficulties with him, when my Opponent runs Magearna or Heatran! But there i have 4 Other Pokemons in my Team to fill these Counters.