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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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.

Platinum

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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Gengar GhostPoison	A
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 Poison JabTM84 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 206-242%KO Poison Jab 2x 104-122%KO View Gengar builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves X-ScissorTM81 U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea X-Scissor 2x 158-187%KO U-turn 2x 138-163%KO Wing Attack 2x 120-142%KO Aerial Ace 2x 120-142%KO View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Lava PlumeLv. 36 Fire PunchLv. 28 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 199-235%KO Flamethrower 2x 165-194%KO Lava Plume 2x 146-173%KO Fire Punch 2x 132-156%KO View Magmar builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Cacnea Blizzard 2x 187-221%KO Ice Beam 2x 153-180%KO Ice Punch 2x 128-151%KO Avalanche 2x 104-122%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Seviper Poison	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlamethrowerTM35 Poison JabTM84 X-ScissorTM81 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 165-194%KO Flamethrower 2x 110-130%KO Poison Jab 2x 146-173%KO X-Scissor 2x 98-115%KO View Seviper builds →

Platinum 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)

Platinum Cacnea Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

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

Tut

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Tutor

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

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

Platinum Cacnea Locations

moderate rates across 1 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 Platinum

Route 228

Grass Lv.50 Route

RarePost

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 Platinum, 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 Platinum. 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 →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Peck 2x 60-71% View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 126-150%KO Ember 2x 52-64% View Chimchar builds →
Pineco Bug	D
Available Move Moves Bug BiteLv. 9 Damage vs Cacnea Bug Bite 2x 79-93% View Pineco builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Cacnea Wing Attack 2x 71-86% View Starly builds →

Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Cacnea Gust 2x 77-91% View Beautifly builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 150-177%KO Flame Wheel 2x 86-102%KO Ember 2x 59-70% View Growlithe builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Cacnea Gust 2x 54-64% View Drifloon builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Pluck 2x 100-118%KO Peck 2x 59-70% View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 17 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 130-155%KO Flame Wheel 2x 77-91% Ember 2x 54-64% View Chimchar builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Ice PunchLv. 1 Icy WindLv. 9 Powder SnowLv. 1 Ice ShardLv. 26 Damage vs Cacnea Ice Punch 2x 123-146%KO Icy Wind 2x 94-111%KO Powder Snow 2x 69-81% Ice Shard 2x 69-81% View Abomasnow builds →
Seviper Poison	C
Available Move Moves Poison TailLv. 16 Damage vs Cacnea Poison Tail 2x 90-107%KO View Seviper builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Cacnea Sky Attack 2x 149-176%KO Pluck 2x 69-81% Peck 2x 40-47% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Fire SpinLv. 24 Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 137-163%KO Flame Wheel 2x 94-111%KO Ember 2x 54-64% Fire Spin 2x 47-56% View Ponyta builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Poison StingLv. 7 Damage vs Cacnea Poison Sting 2x 21-26% View Roselia builds →

Gengar GhostPoison	A
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 203-239%KO View Gengar builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Fury CutterLv. 25 Damage vs Cacnea U-turn 2x 138-163%KO Wing Attack 2x 119-141%KO Fury Cutter 2x 80-95% View Scyther 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 →
Seviper Poison	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlamethrowerTM35 Poison TailLv. 16 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 165-194%KO Flamethrower 2x 109-129%KO Poison Tail 2x 92-110%KO View Seviper 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 →

Gengar GhostPoison	A
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 203-239%KO View Gengar builds →
Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves U-turnTM89 Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Fury CutterLv. 25 Damage vs Cacnea U-turn 2x 138-163%KO Wing Attack 2x 119-141%KO Aerial Ace 2x 119-141%KO Fury Cutter 2x 80-95% View Scyther 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 →
Seviper Poison	C
Available Moves Moves Sludge BombTM36 FlamethrowerTM35 Poison TailLv. 16 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 165-194%KO Flamethrower 2x 109-129%KO Poison Tail 2x 92-110%KO View Seviper 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 →