#0331

Cacnea

Grass

📏 0.4 m ⚖️ 51.3 kg 🎯 190 · Easy to catch

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.

Cacnea is a Grass-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug, and resists Water, Electric, Grass and Ground. Its base stats add up to 335: the highest are Attack and Special Attack (85) and the lowest is Speed (35).

It is the first stage of its evolution line, along with Cacturne. Its ability is Sand Veil, and its Hidden Ability is Water Absorb. It is in the Grass and Human-Like egg groups and can breed with 158 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 17 moves by level-up and 49 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100

HP 50

210-304

Attack 85

157-295

Defense 40

76-196

Sp. Atk 85

157-295

Sp. Def 40

76-196

Speed 35

67-185

TOTAL 335

EVs on defeat: Sp. Atk +1

ABILITIES

Sand Veil

Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.

Water Absorb (hidden)

If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.

BREEDING

GroupsGrass Human-Like

Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Breeds with158

MOVES

Data from Scarlet/Violet 17 moves

Lv. 1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35

Lv. 1 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30

Lv. 4 Absorb Grass Special 20 100% 25

Lv. 7 Growth Normal Status — — 20

Lv. 10 Leech Seed Grass Status — 90% 10

Lv. 13 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15

Lv. 16 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 25 100% 30

Lv. 19 Power Trip Dark Physical 20 100% 10

Lv. 22 Ingrain Grass Status — — 20

Lv. 26 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10

Lv. 30 Spikes Ground Status — — 20

Lv. 34 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Lv. 38 Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95% 20

Lv. 42 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100% 10

Lv. 46 Cotton Spore Grass Status — 100% 40

Lv. 50 Sandstorm Rock Status — — 10

Lv. 54 Destiny Bond Ghost Status — — 5

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

💥 WEAK x2 / x4

Firex2 Icex2 Poisonx2 Flyingx2 Bugx2

🛡️ RESISTS x0.5 / x0.25

Waterx½ Electr.x½ Grassx½ Groundx½

EVOLUTION LINE

#0331 Cacnea

Lv. 32 ▶

#0332 Cacturne