Shiftry or Cacturne?

Started by Sirknight January 11th, 2011 2:27 PM
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Shiftry or Cacturne?

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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.

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

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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
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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.

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.

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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.
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I like Cacturne best. I haven't really used either, but I never much liked Shiftry.
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Shiftry for me, mainly because I like its looks better and because I never actually used Cacturne in a battle.
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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.
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Cacturne. Being Dark means to look sinister and scare off your opponents, which means Cacturne has it if you really look at him, especially the eyes and scarecrow shape 0.o
I used both of them in battle, but I'd rather go with power than speed. Shiftry has the speed and high hp to cover for the lower defense, but Cacturne has a higher attack and has a good movepool that has to do with status, which I am good to wield.
In the end, I love Cacturne, my 7th favorite Pokemon.
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Cacturne. Because he's much much cooler than Shiftry. And he's Pokedex entry is creepy. Follow you in the middle of the night? Coooool.
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