pokemon of the day 75

POKEMON OF THE DAY 75; MARACTUS! MARACTUS (JAPANESE: マラカッチ MARACACCHI) IS A GRASS-TYPE POKÉMON INTRODUCED IN GENERATION V. IT IS NOT KNOWN TO EVOLVE INTO OR FROM ANY OTHER POKÉMON. THE CACTUS POKEMON; ABILITIES WATER ABSORB OR CHLOROPHYLL STORM DRAIN HIDDEN ABILITY GENDER RATIO 50% MALE, 50% FEMALE CATCH RATE 255 (43.9%) BREEDING EGG GROUP GRASS HATCH TIME 5140 - 5396 STEPS HEIGHT 3'03" 1.0 M WEIGHT 61.7 LBS. 28.0 KG BASE EXPERIENCE YIELD 161 LEVELING RATE MEDIUM FAST EV YIELD TOTAL: 2 HP 0 ATK 0 DEF 0 SP.ATK 2 SP.DEF 0 SPEED 0 POKÉDEX COLOR GREEN BASE FRIENDSHIP 70; MARACTUS IS A CACTUS-LIKE POKÉMON, WITH LARGE EAR-LIKE EXTENSIONS. THESE EXTENSIONS FEATURE DARK GREEN SPIKY ARRANGEMENTS AT THE BASE, YELLOW SPIKES FURTHER UP, AND FLOWERS, WITH PINK PETALS AND YELLOW CENTERS, AT THE TOP. IT HAS A YELLOW SPIKE ON ITS HEAD, YELLOW EYES, AND A SPIKY-LOOKING MOUTH. OTHER DARK GREEN SPIKY ARRANGEMENTS ADORN ITS NECK, THE WRISTS OF ITS YELLOW-FINGERED ARMS, AND BASE. ITS BASE FEATURES FURTHER SUCH GREEN SPIKES 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. MARACTUS LIVE IN ARID REGIONS AND DRY DESERT-LIKE AREAS. IT USES AN UP-TEMPO SONG AND DANCE TO DRIVE AWAY THE BIRD POKÉMON THAT PREY ON ITS FLOWER SEEDS. ARID REGIONS ARE THEIR HABITAT. THEY MOVE RHYTHMICALLY, MAKING A SOUND SIMILAR TO MARACAS. WHEN IT MOVES RHYTHMICALLY, IT MAKES A SOUND SIMILAR TO MARACAS, MAKING THE SURPRISED POKÉMON FLEE. IT USES AN UP-TEMPO SONG AND DANCE TO DRIVE AWAY THE BIRD POKÉMON THAT PREY ON ITS FLOWER SEEDS. 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. ARID REGIONS ARE THEIR HABITAT. THEY MOVE RHYTHMICALLY, MAKING A SOUND SIMILAR TO MARACAS. STAT RANGE AT LV. 50 AT LV. 100 HP:75 135 - 182 260 - 354 ATTACK:86 81 - 151 159 - 298 DEFENSE:67 64 - 130 125 - 256 SP. ATK:106 99 - 173 195 - 342 SP. DEF:67 64 - 130 125 - 256 SPEED:60 58 - 123 112 - 240 TOTAL:461 OTHER POKÉMON WITH THIS TOTAL MINIMUM STATS ARE CALCULATED WITH 0 EVS, IVS OF 0, AND (IF APPLICABLE) A HINDERING NATURE. MAXIMUM STATS ARE CALCULATED WITH 252 EVS, IVS OF 31, AND (IF APPLICABLE) A HELPFUL NATURE. ORIGIN MARACTUS APPEARS TO BE BASED ON A FLOWERING CACTUS, MOST LIKELY THE PRICKLY PEAR, AND A MARACA. IT ALSO PHYSICALLY RESEMBLES A RABBIT AND MAY BE A VISUAL PUN ON THE BUNNY EARS CACTUS. 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 SON CUBANO. NAME ORIGIN MARACTUS MAY BE A COMBINATION OF MARACA AND CACTUS. MARACACCHI MAY BE A COMBINATION OF MARACA, CACTUS AND MARIACHI. MARACTUS IS THE ONLY POKÉMON WITH A BASE STAT TOTAL OF 461.