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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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 AbsorbHANot in game

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 IV 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 Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Drapion PoisonDark	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 Poison JabTM84 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 110-130%KO Poison Jab 2x 133-158%KO Ice Fang 2x 72-85% Fire Fang 2x 72-85% View Drapion builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Cacnea Blizzard 2x 187-220%KO Ice Beam 2x 153-180%KO Ice Punch 2x 128-150%KO Avalanche 2x 102-120%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 Poison JabTM84 Poison StingLv. 8 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 144-170%KO Poison Jab 2x 153-180%KO Poison Sting 2x 32-38% View Toxicroak builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 32 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Sky Attack 2x 146-173%KO Fly 2x 95-113%KO Air Slash 2x 121-143%KO Aerial Ace 2x 66-78% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlyHM02 Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 117-138%KO Fly 2x 136-160%KO Leech Life 2x 80-95% U-turn 2x 71-83% View Golbat builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

One evolution ahead. Cacnea grows into Cacturne through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool 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 45 breeding partners from the Plant and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid, Counter, Dynamic Punch and 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Cacnea Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Acid and Counter 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

———20Normal

Lv 13

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 17

Sand Attack

D—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

——8540Grass

Lv 53

Sandstorm

———10Rock

Lv 57

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

C751005Fighting

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid

—4010030Poison

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Egg

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Egg

Smelling Salts

—7010010Normal

Egg

Teeter Dance

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Cacnea can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Diamond & Pearl Cacnea Locations

moderate rates across 2 encounter spots for Cacnea. That's the kind of hunt where you pick one location and settle in. Sort by Best below to see where the odds are highest.

Best Locations to Catch Cacnea in Diamond & Pearl

Route 228

PearlGrass Lv.23-25 Route

RareMid

Route 228

DiamondGrass Lv.23-25 Route

RareMid

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 Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl. 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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Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 138-164%KO Ember 2x 52-64% View Growlithe builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Cacnea Wing Attack 2x 83-100%KO View Staravia builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Peck 2x 60-71% View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodLake Verity Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 126-150%KO Ember 2x 52-64% View Chimchar builds →
Combee BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Gust 2x 36-43% View Combee builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Wing Attack 2x 93-110%KO Pluck 2x 93-110%KO Peck 2x 55-65% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Cacnea Gust 2x 72-85% View Beautifly builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 140-165%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-95% Ember 2x 55-65% View Growlithe builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Cacnea Gust 2x 50-60% View Drifloon builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cacnea Wing Attack 2x 85-100%KO Pluck 2x 85-100%KO View Staravia builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 Icy WindLv. 9 Damage vs Cacnea Blizzard 2x 184-216%KO Ice Beam 2x 151-178%KO Ice Punch 2x 129-152%KO Icy Wind 2x 92-110%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 13 Damage vs Cacnea Sky Attack 2x 151-178%KO Fly 2x 100-118%KO Pluck 2x 67-80% Peck 2x 42-49% View Noctowl builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 144-171%KO Wing Attack 2x 96-114%KO Pluck 2x 96-114%KO Peck 2x 57-68% View Murkrow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlyHM02 Leech LifeLv. 1 U-turnTM89 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 119-141%KO Fly 2x 138-163%KO Leech Life 2x 81-96% U-turn 2x 71-84% View Golbat builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Fire SpinLv. 25 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 142-167%KO Flamethrower 2x 119-141%KO Ember 2x 54-65% Fire Spin 2x 48-57% View Ponyta builds →

Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Cacnea Earthquake 44-51% Ice Fang 2x 76-90% View Gliscor builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves Rapid Spin SpikesHazard Explosion Payback Damage vs Cacnea Rapid Spin 28-33% Explosion 139-163%KO Payback 28-33% View Forretress builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Cacnea Ice Shard 2x 106-124%KO Pursuit 53-62% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Cacnea Air Slash 2x 239-281%KO Flamethrower 2x 286-337%KO View Charizard builds →