Cacnea
Type Grass
National Dex #331
Earliest Location Route 111 (Desert)
Abilities Sand Veil Boosts the Pokémon’s evasion in a sandstorm.
Water Absorb (Hidden) Restores HP if hit by a Water-type move.
Egg Groups Plant, Humanshape
Wild Held Items Sticky Barb (5% chance)

Evolution Line

Pokémon Acquire At
Cacnea Base form
Cacturne Level 32

Wild Locations

Location Method Levels Rate Version Details
Route 111 (Desert) Deep sand 21, 23 20% OR/AS

Moveset (Level Up)

Lv. Move Type Cat 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 Needle Arm Grass Physical 60 100% 15
19 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 20
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

Learnset (TM/HM)

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95% 30
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 90% 10
TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 65 100% 10
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100% 15
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 5
TM17 Protect Normal Status 10
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20
TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100% 10
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20
TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15
TM32 Double Team Normal Status 15
TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 10
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM44 Rest Psychic Status 5
TM45 Attract Normal Status 100% 15
TM48 Round Normal Special 60 100% 15
TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100% 10
TM56 Fling Dark Physical 100% 10
TM66 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10
TM70 Flash Normal Status 100% 20
TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 20
TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20
TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 100% 20
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 85% 15
TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 10
TM90 Substitute Normal Status 10
TM94 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20
TM96 Nature Power Normal Status 20
TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 80 100% 15
TM98 Power Up Punch Fighting Physical 40 100% 20
TM100 Confide Normal Status 20

Move Tutor Moves

Move Type Cat Power Acc PP
Block Normal Status 5
Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100% 10
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100% 10
Low Kick Fighting Physical 100% 20
Role Play Psychic Status 10
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15
Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15
Spite Ghost Status 100% 10
Synthesis Grass Status 5
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15
Worry Seed Grass Status 100% 10

Egg Moves

Move Type Cat 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
Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50% 5
Fell Stinger Bug Physical 50 100% 25
Grass Whistle Grass Status 55% 15
Low Kick Fighting Physical 100% 20
Magical Leaf Grass Special 60 20
Nasty Plot Dark Status 20
Rototiller Ground Status 10
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15
Smelling Salts Normal Physical 70 100% 10
Switcheroo Dark Status 100% 10
Teeter Dance Normal Status 100% 20
Worry Seed Grass Status 100% 10
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