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.
Pokédex entry · Alpha Sapphire

Profile

Height: 0.4 m · 1′04″
Weight: 51.3 kg · 113.1 lb
Abilities: Sand Veil Water Absorbhidden
Gender: 50% male · 50% female
Catch rate: 190 (74.5% with a Poké Ball at full HP)
Base friendship: 35
Egg groups: Plant, Humanshape
Hatch time: 20 cycles
Growth rate: Medium Slow
Base experience: 67
Habitat: Rough Terrain
Colour · shape: Green · Humanoid

Base stats

HP: 50
Attack: 85
Defense: 40
Sp. Atk: 85
Sp. Def: 40
Speed: 35
Total: 335

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

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Weak to: Fire ×2, Ice ×2, Poison ×2, Flying ×2, Bug ×2
Resists: Water ×½, Electric ×½, Grass ×½, Ground ×½

Evolution

#0331Cacnea

Level 32

#0332Cacturne

Moves

Learnset from Scarlet and Violet

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35
4	Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100%	25
7	Growth	Normal	Status	—	—	20
10	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	—	90%	10
13	Sand Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
16	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100%	30
19	Power Trip	Dark	Physical	20	100%	10
22	Ingrain	Grass	Status	—	—	20
26	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
30	Spikes	Ground	Status	—	—	20
34	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100%	5
38	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95%	20
42	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
46	Cotton Spore	Grass	Status	—	100%	40
50	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
54	Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	—	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100%	30
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
Encore	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100%	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100%	20
Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	55	100%	20
Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	—	—	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90%	5
Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	—	20
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100%	15
Skitter Smack	Bug	Physical	70	90%	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
Spikes	Ground	Status	—	—	20
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—	20
Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100%	20
Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100%	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Acid	Poison	Special	40	100%	30
Belch	Poison	Special	120	90%	10
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
Fell Stinger	Bug	Physical	50	100%	25
Switcheroo	Dark	Status	—	100%	10
Teeter Dance	Normal	Status	—	100%	20