Cacnea #0331

The Cactus Pokémon

Typing	Grass
Abilities	Sand Veil Water Absorb - Hidden
Classification	The Cactus Pokémon
National ID	#0331
Regional ID	#0252

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FlyingPoisonBugFireIce

Resists x½

GroundWaterGrassElectric

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	50	110—157
Attack	85	81—150
Defense	40	40—101
Sp. Attack	85	81—150
Sp. Defense	40	40—101
Speed	35	36—95
Total	335	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 32

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Grass Human-Like
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.4 m (1'4")
Weight	51.3 kg (113.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	67
Catch Rate	190
Catch Chance	~35.19% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It prefers harsh environments, such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body." Violet "It lives in arid locations. Its yellow flowers bloom once a year."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive for 30 days without water."
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."
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." 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."
Black White "By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive for 30 days without water."
Black 2 White 2 "By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive for 30 days without water."
Diamond Pearl "By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive for 30 days without water."
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."
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."
FireRed LeafGreen "It prefers harsh environments such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body."
Emerald "CACNEA live in deserts with virtually no rainfall. It battles by swinging its thick, spiked arms. Once a year, a yellow flower blooms."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Cacnea via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
4	Absorb	20	100	Grass	Spec.
7	Growth	—	—	Normal	Stat.
10	Leech Seed	—	90	Grass	Stat.
13	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
16	Bullet Seed	25	100	Grass	Phys.
19	Power Trip	20	100	Dark	Phys.
22	Ingrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
26	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
30	Spikes	—	—	Ground	Stat.
34	Sucker Punch	70	100	Dark	Phys.
38	Pin Missile	25	95	Bug	Phys.
42	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
46	Cotton Spore	—	100	Grass	Stat.
50	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
54	Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Cacnea as Egg Moves in Pokémon Violet:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Acid	40	100	Poison	Spec.
Belch	120	90	Poison	Spec.
Block	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Disable	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Fell Stinger	50	100	Bug	Phys.
Switcheroo	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Teeter Dance	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Cacnea via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM012	Low Kick	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM033	Magical Leaf	60	—	Grass	Spec.
TM043	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM045	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM056	Bullet Seed	25	100	Grass	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM062	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM068	Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM071	Seed Bomb	80	100	Grass	Phys.
TM073	Drain Punch	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM081	Grass Knot	1	100	Grass	Spec.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM088	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Spikes	—	—	Ground	Stat.
TM091	Toxic Spikes	—	—	Poison	Stat.
TM094	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM111	Giga Drain	75	100	Grass	Spec.
TM119	Energy Ball	90	100	Grass	Spec.
TM122	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM137	Grassy Terrain	—	—	Grass	Stat.
TM140	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM159	Leaf Storm	130	90	Grass	Spec.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM192	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM194	Grassy Glide	55	100	Grass	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM219	Skitter Smack	70	90	Bug	Phys.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Ruby

Catchable

Sapphire

Catchable

FireRed

Transfer

LeafGreen

Transfer

Emerald

Catchable

Generation IV

Diamond

Catchable

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Obtainable

White 2

Obtainable

Generation VI

X

Obtainable

Y

Obtainable

Alpha Sapphire

Catchable

Omega Ruby

Catchable

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Transfer

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Cacnea #0331

The Cactus Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites