>>45956960I just think Cacturne should be bulkier because it's a cactus.
Maybe give it an ability that makes it drop a layer of spikes every time it takes damage. And the more effective the attack is, the more spikes it drops, so a neutral or worse hit drops one layer, super effective drops 2, and 4x effective drops 3.
Give it better bulk in addition to keeping one of its great offensive stats and it can deal damage while also punishing the opponent for attacking, and absolutely screwing them over if they try to U-Turn.