Cactrot

Cactrots only use Blow Fish, and will eventually use it 10 times to decimate your party. They are almost impossible to hit or to deal more than 1 damage to, but an attack that can't miss and ignores Defense will make short work of them. They are an excellent source of GP and the best source of Magic Points in the game.

Compare Cactrot to other Monsters

Elemental Vulnerability

Fire	Ice	Thunder	Water	Wind	Earth	Pearl	Poison
Normal	Weak pt	Normal	Weak pt	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Status Vulnerability

Dark	Zombie	Poison	Imp	Petrify	Wound	Condemned	Near Fatal	Mute
Prevent	Prevent	Prevent	Prevent	Prevent	Normal	Prevent	Prevent	Prevent
Berserk	Muddled	Seizure	Psyche	Slow	Stop	Freeze	Charm	HP Leak
Prevent	Prevent	Prevent	Prevent	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Clear	Float	Image	Regen	Haste	Shell	Safe	Reflect	Life 3
Prevent	Normal	Prevent	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal

Metamorph (12.5% chance of success)

Sketch

Blow Fish (3/4)

Mind Sting (1/4)

Control/Colosseum Actions

Battle

Special (Mind Sting)

Blow Fish

Lores: Learned from Cactrot – 1 shown

World of Ruin lores are used by monsters in the World of Ruin; unique monster lores are used only by specific unique creatures; special monster lores are used only certain powerful creatures; some lores can be learned in other ways via the use of special abilities Name	MP	Description	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Statuses	Notes
Blow Fish	50	1000 damage	One Foe	-	100%	-	-	-	-

Abilities: Used by Cactrot – 1 shown

Monster abilities cannot normally be used by characters; character abilities are learned by specific characters and are covered in this guide under the appropriate section; spells are normal spells that characters can learn; lores are monster abilities that can be learned by Strago; esper abilities are the results of summoning; dance moves are used while dancing; special attacks are used by some characters in certain circumstances; item abilities are how items function Name	Whether this ability is physical or magical in nature; the game determines hits and damage differently for each; item abilities have non-random effects Type	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Mag.Def when used by this monster; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense or Mag.Def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability ignores defense; fractional damage estimates are based on the maximum HP of characters of a similar level to the monster Damage	The base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr	MP	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Statuses	Notes
Blow Fish	Magic	One Foe	1,000 †	-	50	100%	-	-	-	-

Encounter Groups: With Cactrot – 1 shown

Area	Map	Condition	Encounters	The average amount of experience won in an encounter in this group Avg. Exp.	The average amount of GP won in an encounter in this group Avg. GP	The average amount of magic points won in an encounter in this group Avg. Mag. Pts.	The range of average levels of monsters found in this group's encounters; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter Level
World Map	Jidoor Area	Deserts	Cactrot (6/16) Hoover (10/16)	4,703	10,000	6.9	27–49

Encounters: With Cactrot – 1 shown

World of Ruin encounters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique encounters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never as a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	Any encounters you've seen that appear on the Veldt will appear in groups; each encounter goes to the next group with at least one available encounter in it; encounters with no value listed do not appear on the Veldt Veldt Group	Exp.	GP	Magic Points	The range of levels of monsters found in this encounter; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter Level	Each party member must run long enough to set their run value to at least this number in order to escape this encounter; side attacks have a run difficulty of zero and it is not possible to run from pincer attacks unless all monsters on one side have been defeated Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear during this encounter Monsters
Cactrot	28	-	10,000	10	27	2	Cactrot

Colosseum: vs. Cactrot – 2 shown

Bet	Win	Opponent	HP	LV	In the colosseum, monsters choose their actions from the same list as the one used when you Control that monster; special attacks are named attacks unique to that monster Commands	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%
Elixir	Rename Card	Cactrot	3	27	Battle, Mind Sting (Berserk), Blow Fish	85	1	1	250
Fenix Down	Magicite	Cactrot	3	27	Battle, Mind Sting (Berserk), Blow Fish	85	1	1	250

Maps: Where Cactrot is found – 1 shown

Area	World of Ruin maps cannot be found in the World of Balance; persistent maps are found in both the World of Balance as well as the World of Ruin Name	World	The random encounters found on this map; if the encounter list changes at certain points during the game, each list is shown here Encounters	The number of treasures found on this map Treasures	The dance learned by Mog upon fighting a battle on this map; if this dance is used during a battle here, the dancer has no chance of stumbling; different terrain types on the world map have different dances; plains and wastelands use the Wind Song, forests use the Forest Suite, and deserts use the Desert Aria Dance	The price of the inn found on this map; this inn is not necessarily available at all times Inn Price	The price of the chocobo rental found on this map; this chocobo rental is not necessarily available at all times Chocobo Price	Save Point	Recovery Spring	Whether it is possible to use Warp on this map Warp?
World Map	Jidoor Area	Ruin	Wastelands Mantodea, Sprinter, 2 Spek Tors (6/16) 3 Crawlers (10/16) Plains 2 Geckorexes, Reach Frog (6/16) 3 Crawlers (10/16) Forests 2 Mantodeas (6/16) 4 Reach Frogs (10/16) Deserts Cactrot (6/16) Hoover (10/16)	-	Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria	-	-	-	-	No

Weapons: Obtained from Cactrot – 1 shown

Rare weapons can be stolen from monsters; unique weapons are usually found as treasure; legendary weapons are dropped by the legendary dragons; strange weapons can be won in the colosseum; ancient weapons are held by the statues; ultimate weapons are the most powerful in the game; starting weapons are owned by certain characters but cannot be otherwise found Name	Type	Bat.Pwr	A 100% Hit Rate indicates that the weapon will not miss regardless of the target's MBlock% Hit Rate	Description	When you attack with this weapon, there is a 1/4 chance that it will use this spell for 0 MP with a 100% Hit Rate on the same target after the attack; spell damage is affected by row and Jump status; weapons that deal automatic critical hits will deal critical damage with this spell; the spell is not subject to Reflect or the Runic command Random	Any special battle effects this weapon has Special	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Vigor	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Price	Value	If used as an item in combat, this item is lost but has the effect of the listed ability; this ability maximizes damage and ignores defense and environment factors Item Use	The elemental nature of attacks made with this weapon Element	Certain commands or abilities require weapons with a specific trait to operate Used With	The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections Used By
(Lance)Imp Halberd	Lance	253	150	??? if equipped while an Imp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 GP	-	-	Runic, 2-hand, Throw	All Except Umaro

Armors: Obtained from Cactrot – 3 shown

Rare armor can be stolen from monsters; unique armor is usually found as treasure; strange armor can be won in the colosseum; ultimate armor is the most powerful in the game; starting armor is owned by certain characters but cannot be otherwise found Namex	Type	Defense	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Description	Vigor	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Price	Value	If used as an item in combat, this item is lost but has the effect of the listed ability; this ability maximizes damage and ignores defense and environment factors Item Use	The item teaches the listed spell at the listed rate in the same manner as an equipped esper Learned	The elemental protections and weaknesses offered when equipping this item Elements	The status effects removed by this item Statuses	The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections Used By
(Shield)TortoiseShld	Shield	66	30	66	30	??? if equipped while an Imp	-	-	-	-	-	1 GP	-	Imp ×1	Absorb HP: Water	-	All Except Umaro
(Helmet)Titanium	Helmet	42	-	42	-	??? if equipped while an Imp	-	-	-	-	-	1 GP	-	Imp ×1	Absorb HP: Water	-	All Except Umaro
(Armor)Imp's Armor	Armor	100	-	100	-	??? if equipped while an Imp	-	-	-	-	-	1 GP	-	Imp ×1	Absorb HP: Water	-	All Except Umaro

Items: Obtained from Cactrot – 1 shown

Rare items can be stolen from monsters; limited items are usually found as treasure; strange items can be won in the colosseum Name	Type	Description	Price	Value	The status effects removed by this item Statuses
Soft	-	Cures "Petrify" status	200 GP	100 GP	Petrify

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