Cacnea

#331 (Hoenn)

#332 Cacturne ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Cacnea weaknesses

Cacnea is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Cacnea is resistant to Ground, Water, Grass and Electric-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Cacnea

The best moves for Cacnea are Sucker Punch and Grass Knot when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Poison Sting and Grass Knot deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Sucker Punch

10DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Defending

Sand Attack

8DPS

Grass Knot

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Poison Sting

4.5EPT

Grass Knot

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Cacnea family. Cacnea evolves into Cacturne for 50 Candy.

Cacnea

Cacturne

Game images

Cacnea, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

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Summary

Cacnea is a Grass Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves. Cacnea's best moveset is Sucker Punch & Grass Knot and it has a Max CP of 1,404. Cacnea evolves into Cacturne.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Sucker Punch	5	12	10
Poison Sting	4	12	8
Sand Attack	4	14	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot	90	2	2.16
Seed Bomb	55	3	2
Trailblaze	65	2	1.56
Brick Break	40	3	1.21
Payback	95	1	0.95
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Poison Sting	4	2	2	4.5
Sand Attack	2	1	2	4
Sucker Punch	8	2	4	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Grass Knot	90	50	2.16
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Payback	110	60	1.83
Trailblaze ▲ att	65	45	1.73
Seed Bomb	55	40	1.65
Brick Break ▼ def	50	40	1.25
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	9.1	100%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	9.1	100%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	8.7	95%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	8.1	88%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Trailblaze 39 DPS	8	88%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	8	87%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Trailblaze 39 DPS	7.9	87%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	7.6	84%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Trailblaze 39 DPS	7.5	82%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	7.3	80%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.1	77%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	7	77%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.8	74%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Brick Break 26.7 DPS	6.7	74%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	6.7	73%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Brick Break 26.7 DPS	6.5	71%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.4	70%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Brick Break 26.7 DPS	6.2	68%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.8	52%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4	44%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4	44%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	2.5	100%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	2.4	97%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Grass Knot 43.2 DPS	2.3	92%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	2.2	89%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	2.2	87%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	2	83%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Trailblaze 39 DPS	2	82%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Trailblaze 39 DPS	2	81%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Trailblaze 39 DPS	1.9	76%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Brick Break 26.7 DPS	1.7	67%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Brick Break 26.7 DPS	1.6	66%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	1.6	65%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	1.6	63%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Brick Break 26.7 DPS	1.5	62%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Payback 47.5 DPS	1.5	60%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	57%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	55%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.3	52%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	40%
Sand Attack 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	35%
Poison Sting 8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	35%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	12	11.7	100%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	16	11.6	99%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Grass Knot 2.16 DPE	13	10.6	91%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	10.5	90%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Payback 1.83 DPE	18	10.4	89%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.4	88%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Payback 1.83 DPE	14	10.3	87%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Trailblaze 1.73 DPE	14	10.1	86%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Trailblaze 1.73 DPE	10	9.8	84%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	12	9.8	83%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	10	9.4	80%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	9.4	80%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Payback 1.83 DPE	15	9.3	80%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Trailblaze 1.73 DPE	12	8.9	76%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	10	8.6	73%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Brick Break 1.25 DPE	12	8.4	72%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Brick Break 1.25 DPE	10	7.6	65%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Brick Break 1.25 DPE	10	7	60%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	4.5	38%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	2.6	23%
Sand Attack 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	2.6	22%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Cacnea?

Cacnea is weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire and Ice moves.

The best counter to Cacnea is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent, followed by Blacephalon, Mega Delphox and Mega Blaziken.

The top Cacnea counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	100%
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent	91%
Blacephalon	Incinerate Mind Blown	87%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Mystical Fire+	86%
Mega Delphox	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn	85%
Blacephalon	Astonish Mind Blown	82%
Mega Charizard Y	Fire Spin Blast Burn	82%
Mega Chandelure	Fire Spin Overheat	81%
Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite Fell Stinger+	80%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		156
Defense		74
Stamina		137

Max HP

Level 40

120

Size

Height	0.41 m
Weight	51.3 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	532
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	709
Level 30 Max wild	1,064
Level 40	1,242
Level 50	1,404

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	887
Level 35 (wild)	1,153