Shiftry or Cacturne?

[Sirknight]

The two Grass/Dark types of Gen III.
Which do you find to be cooler, better, or whatever makes you like one more than the other?

Is it Shiftry the Wickid Pokemon?

Or Cacturne the Scarecrow Pokemon?

 

[ManhattanTheStarr]

Hmm... probably Cacturne. I've actually used it in a team before, and I like its design better. Shiftry looks like some type of witch with that hideous nose. :x And look at them feet! Are they supposed to represent shoes of some sort? =/ It just looks awkward, IMO.

 

[DarkViper]

cacturne because he looks cooler :D

 

[PlatinumDude]

I like Shiftry for having fans for hands, but I like Cacturne better because it can use the Substitute + Focus Punch + Sucker Punch combination to frustrate opponents.

 

[rocky505]

I would pick shiftry due to better movepool.

 

[vaporeon7]

Cacturne, without a doubt. I've always liked Cacturne and I've always despised Shiftry.

 

[Regeneration]

To me, Cacturne's design is neater and far superior in comparison to Shiftry. I haven't used either of them extensively, so I can't compare their movesets or stats.

 

[MEGAS]

Man this is a really really tough decision. Both are equal for me... o_o
They both have awesome designs and power.
Oh what the heck! Cacturne! O_e

 

[Garde]

For those who don't know, Shiftry is based on a tengu, a form of forest yokai with long noses and that pull pranks or worse on people in the woods. Shiftry's feet are based on geta, Japanese "flipflops". Just putting that out there for anyone who is convinced Shiftry is a jumble of fugly, he's actually a really cool and inspired Pokemon.

But I have to say I prefer Cacturne, I love cacti and I love the way his hat covers his gleaming eyes. The creepy scarecrow mouth is really neat too.

 

[Cooker]

Shiftry because I adore Nuzleaf and Cacturne looks too stiff and awkward.

 

[Draci.Kun]

Cacturne. Shiftry just always struck me as awkward...I never really liked it. o.O

 

[Ayselipera]

I love both of them, but unfortunately I've only used Shiftry on one of my teams. I've said to myself a million times in the past that I would use a Cacturne, but the idea always gets scrapped at the end.

Looking at their stats I prefer Shiftry even though it has a higher attack then special attack, which I don't care for in grass type Pokemon. It has a much better speed and a better HP that I find to be a little more useful then Cacturne who is a lot slower yet does have higher offensive stats. On the other hand I find Cacturne's move-pool to be a lot more useful then Shiftry's. Since its moves seem to cater to its stats a bit better.

Speaking strictly on design I prefer Shiftry also. It looks a lot more sinister and threatening then Cacturne does. Meaning it fits its dark type side well. Still as I said before I really do love both and I am looking forward to eventually using Cacturne on a future team of mine.

 

[Nimblethumbs]

Shiftry, for design and movepool reasons.

 

[Arma]

Vs.

?

Interesting...

They tied judging by looks.

I've used them both, and even though Shiftry is difficult early in the game, I'd vote him over Cacturne because he got higher speed.

 

[XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE]

I like Shiftry that wee bit more :) Cacturne's eyes and especially mouth scare me a little bit :embarrass

 

[Aquacorde]

I like Cacturne best. I haven't really used either, but I never much liked Shiftry.

 

[mikey]

Shiftry for me, mainly because I like its looks better and because I never actually used Cacturne in a battle.

 

[GlitchCity]

This came really close, but I chose Shiftry. I just think that the Shiftry family is cooler than the Cacturne one. And besides, Cacturne is kinda scary once you look at it closely.

 

[Maj. Cor]

Shiftry, because Cacturne doesn't deliver the goods quite like Shiftry does.​

 

[aglaya]

Cacturne. I love Scarecrows, and the Needle Arm attack is just so cool. So yeah, I love Cacturnes, even if Harley has one.

And Shiftry always kinda creeped me out, though I like Nuzleaf.