#0331

Cacnea

Cactus Pokémon

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.

In Pokémon GO · 1242 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.4 m

Weight51.3 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate

Base friendship35Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP67

Abilities

Sand Veil

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Water AbsorbHidden

Absorbs Water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Egg groups: Grass, Human-Like

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

335

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Flying2×

Poison2×

Bug2×

Fire2×

Ice2×

Resistant to

Ground½×

Water½×

Grass½×

Electric½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Swords Dance

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityWater Absorb

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

EV spread

Atk236

Def116

Spe▲156

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Cacnea

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Ruby

Sapphire

Emerald

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Evolution

#0331Cacnea

Lv. 32

#0332Cacturne

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Cacnea can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
4	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.	Grass	Special	20	100	25
7	Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
10	Leech Seed Seeds the target, stealing HP from it every turn.	Grass	Status	—	90	10
13	Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Status	—	100	15
16	Bullet Seed Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Grass	Physical	25	100	30
16	Needle Arm Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Grass	Physical	60	100	15
16	Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
19	Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
19	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
19	Power Trip Power is higher the more the user’s stats have been raised, to a maximum of 31×.	Dark	Physical	20	100	10
22	Ingrain Prevents the user from leaving battle. User regains 1/16 of its max HP every turn.	Grass	Status	—	—	20
26	Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
30	Spikes Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in.	Ground	Status	—	—	20
34	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
38	Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Bug	Physical	25	95	20
42	Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Grass	Special	90	100	10
46	Cotton Spore Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Grass	Status	—	100	40
50	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	Rock	Status	—	—	10
54	Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.	Ghost	Status	—	—	5