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Cacnea's Type

GRASS

Cacnea's Pokédex #s

National #: 331

Cacnea's Base Stats

HP:: 50

Attack:: 85

Defense:: 40

Sp. Atk:: 85

Sp. Def:: 40

Speed:: 35

Total:: 335

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'4" (0.4m)

Weight:: 113.1 lbs. (51.3 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Grass / Human-Like

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 1 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 67

Catch Rate:: 190

Base Happiness:: 35

Cacnea's Abilities

Here are what abilities Cacnea can possibly have, along with their effects.

Sand Veil: Raises Cacnea's base evasion by 25% in a sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Cacnea.

Water Absorb: Water-type moves targeting Cacnea do no damage, lose their effect, and heal Cacnea by 25% of its max HP instead.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Cacnea's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIRE

ICE

POISON

FLYING

BUG

½: WATER

ELECTRIC

GRASS

GROUND

Cacnea's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Cacnea evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Cacnea: starting form

Cacturne: at level 32

Cacnea's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Cacnea can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Cacnea learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Poison Sting Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	15	100%	35	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
4	Absorb Heals Cacnea by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
7	Growth Raises Cacnea's Attack and Special Attack by one stage, or two stages if the weather is sunny.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
10	Leech Seed Leeches the target by 1/8 its max HP each turn and heals Cacnea by that much.	GRASS	--	90%	10	One Target
13	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
16	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
19	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
22	Ingrain Heals Cacnea by 1/16 its max HP each turn and it can't switch out or be forced out.	GRASS	--	--	20	User
26	Payback Does double damage if Cacnea attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
30	Spikes Sets a layer of spikes to do damage upon switching in. Up to three layers can be set.	GROUND	--	--	20	Enemy Field
34	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
38	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
42	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
46	Cotton Spore Lowers all nearby enemies' Speed by two stages.	GRASS	--	100%	40	Nearby Enemies
50	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
54	Destiny Bond If Cacnea is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Cacnea can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM09	Bullet Seed Hits the target two to five times in a row.	GRASS	25	100%	30	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM17	Protect Protects Cacnea from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM19	Giga Drain Heals Cacnea by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM22	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Cacnea's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM37	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Cacnea is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Cacnea restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM53	Energy Ball 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GRASS	90	100%	10	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Cacnea's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM60	Drain Punch Heals Cacnea by half the damage dealt.	FIGHTING	75	100%	10	One Target
TM63	Nasty Plot Raises Cacnea's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Cacnea attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Cacnea's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM79	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Cacnea's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM86	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Cacnea's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Cacnea can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Cacnea.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Acid 10% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Def by one stage.	POISON	40	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Teeter Dance Confuses all other Pokémon on the field.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	All But Self
EGG	Dynamic Punch Has a 100% chance of confusing the target.	FIGHTING	100	50%	5	One Target
EGG	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
EGG	Low Kick Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Magical Leaf Doesn't miss the target.	GRASS	60	--	20	One Target
EGG	Seed Bomb Damages the target.	GRASS	80	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Block Prevents the target from fleeing or switching out.	NORMAL	--	--	5	One Target
EGG	Worry Seed Changes the target's ability to Insomnia until the target switches out.	GRASS	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Switcheroo Switches Cacnea's held item with the target's.	DARK	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Fell Stinger If the target is knocked out by Fell Stinger, it raises Cacnea's Attack by two stages.	BUG	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Belch Can only be used if Cacnea has consumed a held berry at any point in the battle, even if it was switched out.	POISON	120	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Power-Up Punch Raises Cacnea's Attack by one stage (after doing damage).	FIGHTING	40	100%	20	One Target

Cacnea's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Cacnea's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Cacnea's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Cacnea is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	210	241	273	304	50
Attack	175	206	238	269	85
Defense	85	116	148	179	40
Sp. Atk	175	206	238	269	85
Sp. Def	85	116	148	179	40
Speed	75	106	138	169	35
Total					335

Where to Find Cacnea in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Cacnea in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Cacnea

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

It lives in arid locations. Its yellow flowers bloom once a year.

Y

It prefers harsh environments such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body.

Omega Ruby

Cacnea lives in arid locations such as deserts. It releases a strong aroma from its flower to attract prey. When prey comes near, this Pokémon shoots sharp thorns from its body to bring the victim down.

Alpha Sapphire

The more arid and harsh the environment, the more pretty and fragrant a flower Cacnea grows. This Pokémon battles by wildly swinging its thorny arms.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive for 30 days without water.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive for 30 days without water.

HeartGold SoulSilver

It lives in arid locations. Its yellow flowers bloom once a year.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

CACNEA lives in arid locations such as deserts. It releases a strong aroma from its flower to attract prey. When prey comes near, this POKéMON shoots sharp thorns from its body to bring the victim down.

Sapphire

The more arid and harsh the environment, the more pretty and fragrant a flower CACNEA grows. This POKéMON battles by wildly swinging its thorny arms.

Emerald

CACNEA live in deserts with virtually no rainfall. It battles by swinging its thick, spiked arms. Once a year, a yellow flower blooms.

FireRed LeafGreen

It prefers harsh environments such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body.