What does Cacnea evolve into?

Get Cacnea to Cacturne at level 32. At 335 BST, Cacnea is just the starting point.

At what level does Cacnea evolve?

Level 32 gets you Cacturne . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

For Black & White, you can run Cacnea through the first few routes without issues. 335 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Cacturne as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Cacnea?

You can find Cacnea in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Cacnea - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Trick Room

DTier

35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and Sp. Atk carry most of Cacnea's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack85

Defense40

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def40

Speed35

Total335

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight51.3 kg

Base XP67

Abilities

Sand Veil

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

Water AbsorbHA

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

Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive for 30 days without water.

Cacnea Weakness

Cacnea's Grass typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Cacnea Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score-6

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Cacnea in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Gliscor's Earthquake hits Cacnea for 44-51%.

Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Earth Power ProtectPriority Lava Plume Hidden Power Ice View Heatran builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Cacnea Earthquake 44-51% View Gliscor builds →
Tentacruel WaterPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityRaindish ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin ScaldSTAB ProtectPriority ToxicUtility Damage vs Cacnea Rapid Spin 21-24% Scald 30-36% View Tentacruel builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Cacnea Earthquake 113-133%KO Ice Shard 2x 183-215%KO Superpower 181-214%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Gyro Ball Stealth Rock Damage vs Cacnea Rapid Spin 28-33% View Forretress builds →

Black & White Evolution

One evolution ahead. Cacnea grows into Cacturne through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Cacnea. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#331Cacnea

Level 32

#332Cacturne

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Cacnea

Grass

Cacturne

GrassDark

70+20

ATK

115+30

DEF

60+20

SP.ATK

115+30

SP.DEF

60+20

SPE

55+20

BST

335C-Tier

475B-Tier+140

ROLE

Trick Room

Cannon

TYPE

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Cacnea easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid, Block, Counter and 11 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

PlantHumanshape

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Cacnea Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

You'll want to breed for Acid and Block on Cacnea. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Solar Beam and Energy Ball, they expand what Cacnea can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 5

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 9

Growth

D——40Normal

Lv 13

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 17

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 21

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Lv 25

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 29

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 33

Spikes

C——20Ground

Lv 37

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Lv 41

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 45

Needle Arm

—6010015Grass

Lv 49

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Lv 53

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

Lv 57

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid

—4010030Poison

Egg

Block

———5Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Disable

D—10020Normal

Egg

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Switcheroo

D—10010Dark

Egg

Teeter Dance

D—10020Normal

Egg

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Cacnea can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

How to Get Cacnea in Black & White

Cacnea can't be caught in Black & White. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Scarlet instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Cacnea is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Diamond Platinum Omega Ruby Brilliant Diamond

Cacnea Guide

Get Cacnea to Cacturne at level 32. At 335 BST, Cacnea is just the starting point.
Level 32 gets you Cacturne. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Black & White, you can run Cacnea through the first few routes without issues. 335 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Cacturne as fast as you can.
You can find Cacnea in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Cacnea spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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