Generation III

cacnea

Cactus Pokémon

grass

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.

0.4 m

Height

51.3 kg

Weight

Base XP

190

Capture Rate

Base Happiness

♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Gender

Base Stats

HP50

Attack85

Defense40

Sp. Atk85

+1 EV

Sp. Def40

Speed35

Total335

Abilities

Sand Veil

Slot 1Generation III

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

“Boosts the Pokémon's evasiveness in a sandstorm.”

Water Absorb

Slot 3HiddenGeneration III

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

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

Evolution Chain

cacnea

#331

Lv. 32

cacturne

#332

Breeding

Plant Humanshape

Egg Groups

20 cycles

Hatch Counter

Rough Terrain

Habitat

Medium Slow

Growth Rate

Humanoid

Shape

Gender Diff.

Moves (104)

Level Up (16)

Lv.	Move	Type	Class	Pwr	Acc	PP
1	Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. Changed in: Gold Silver	poison	physical	15	100%	35
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. All Opponents	normal	status	—	100%	30
4	Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. Changed in: Diamond Pearl, Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee, Sword Shield	grass	special	20	100%	25
7	Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. User Changed in: Black White, X Y	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. Changed in: Gold Silver	ground	status	—	100%	15
16	Needle Arm Has a chance to make the target flinch.	grass	physical	60	100%	15
19	Feint Attack Never misses.	dark	physical	60	—	20
19	AssuranceTM58 Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. Changed in: X Y	dark	physical	60	100%	10
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. User	grass	status	—	—	20
26	PaybackTM66 Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.	dark	physical	50	100%	10
34	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. Changed in: Sun Moon	dark	physical	70	100%	5
38	Pin MissileTM07 Hits 2-5 times in one turn. Changed in: X Y	bug	physical	25	95%	20
46	Cotton Spore Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. All Opponents Changed in: Black White, X Y	grass	status	—	100%	40
54	Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too. User	ghost	status	—	—	5

TM / HM (64)

Egg Moves (14)

Disable Acid Counter Dynamic Punch Smelling Salts Teeter Dance Grass Whistle Block Worry Seed Switcheroo Belch Rototiller Fell Stinger Power Up Punch

Tutor (10)

Mega Punch Headbutt Double Edge Seismic Toss Mimic Snore Mud Slap Fury Cutter Synthesis Role Play

Sprites (13)

Back default

Back shiny

Front default

Front shiny

Other dream world front default

Other home front default

Other home front shiny

Other official Artwork front default

Other official Artwork front shiny

Other showdown back default

Other showdown back shiny

Other showdown front default

Other showdown front shiny

Cries

Latest

Legacy

Encounter Locations

Sinnoh Route 228 Area

DiamondWalk Lv.2321%

PearlWalk Lv.2321%

PlatinumWalk Lv.5021%

Hoenn Route 111 Area

RubyWalk Lv.1920%

SapphireWalk Lv.1920%

EmeraldWalk Lv.206%

Game Appearances

Ruby#344Sapphire#344Emerald#344Firered#344Leafgreen#344Diamond#331Pearl#331Platinum#331Heartgold#331Soulsilver#331Black#331White#331Black 2#331White 2#331

Held Items

Poison Barb

Ruby: 5%Sapphire: 5%Emerald: 5%Firered: 5%Leafgreen: 5%

Sticky Barb

Diamond: 5%Pearl: 5%Platinum: 5%Heartgold: 5%Soulsilver: 5%Black: 5%White: 5%Black 2: 5%White 2: 5%X: 5%Y: 5%Omega Ruby: 5%Alpha Sapphire: 5%Sun: 5%Moon: 5%Ultra Sun: 5%Ultra Moon: 5%

Pokédex Numbers

#331

National

#119

Hoenn

#252

Paldea

#124

Updated Hoenn

Names in Other Languages

선인왕

Korean

Cacnea

French

Tuska

German

Cacnea

Spanish

Cacnea

Italian

サボネア

Japanese

Pal Park

Mountain

Score: 50Rate: 30

cacnea

Base Stats

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Breeding

Moves (104)

Level Up (16)

TM / HM (64)

Egg Moves (14)

Tutor (10)

Sprites (13)

Cries

Encounter Locations

Game Appearances

Held Items

Pokédex Numbers

Names in Other Languages

Pal Park

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