During the daytime, CACTURNE remains unmoving so that it does not lose any moisture to the harsh desert sun.This POKéMON becomes active at night when the temperature drops.
During a sandstorm, this Pokémon has 1.25× its evasion, and it does not take sandstorm damage regardless of type. The evasion bonus does not count as a stat modifier. Overworld: If the lead Pokémon has this ability, the wild encounter rate is halved in a sandstorm.