What does Cascoon evolve into?

Cascoon evolves into Dustox at level 10. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 205 BST.

At what level does Cascoon evolve?

Cascoon evolves into Dustox at level 10. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.

Should I use Cascoon?

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Cascoon through the first few routes without issues. 205 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Beautifly as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Cascoon?

Cascoon is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Cascoon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Defense and HP carry most of Cascoon's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 2 Defense EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack35

Defense55

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed15

Total205

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight11.5 kg

Base XP72

Abilities

Shed Skin

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

It is hot inside its cocoon. All the cells in its body create the energy for it to evolve.

Cascoon Weakness

Cascoon is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock. Cascoon's physical bulk (base 55 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Cascoon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Cascoon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 5 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 108-130%KO Pluck 2x 76-89% Aerial Ace 2x 76-89% Gust 2x 76-89% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cascoon Aerial Ace 2x 68-81% Gust 2x 81-97% View Beautifly builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 108-130%KO Pluck 2x 76-89% Aerial Ace 2x 76-89% Peck 2x 46-57% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 76-89% Pluck 2x 54-65% Aerial Ace 2x 54-65% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 81-97% Wing Attack 2x 59-73% Aerial Ace 2x 59-73% Pluck 2x 59-73% View Starly builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

From here, Cascoon's line branches into Silcoon and Cascoon. That's 2 possible evolutions, each with its own method. Defense has grown the most so far (+20), but there's still another 190 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Forms

#265Wurmple

#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)

#267BeautiflyLevel 10

#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)

#269DustoxLevel 10

Stat Comparison 5 Forms

Wurmple

Bug

Silcoon

Bug

Beautifly

BugFlying

Cascoon

Bug

Dustox

BugPoison

50+5

60+10

50+5

60+10

ATK

35-10

70+35

35-10

50+15

DEF

55+20

50-5

55+20

70+15

SP.ATK

25+5

100+75

25+5

50+25

SP.DEF

25-5

50+25

25-5

90+65

SPE

15-5

65+50

15-5

65+50

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

205D-Tier+10

385D-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Cascoon to get Wurmple eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Cascoon Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Cascoon gets Bug STAB for same-type damage, and limited coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Harden

———30Normal

TM Moves

Cascoon can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Cascoon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Cascoon can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Cascoon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

5 encounter spots for Cascoon at decent spawn rates starting from early-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Where To Catch Cascoon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

To get Cascoon, start by catching Wurmple through walking encounters at Lv. 10-20. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Wurmple
Eterna Forest
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.10-11 Forest
30%Early
Morning/day
Eterna Forest
Shining PearlGrass Lv.10-11 Forest
30%Early
Morning/day
Eterna Forest
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.10 Forest
20%Early
Night
Eterna Forest
Shining PearlGrass Lv.10 Forest
20%Early
Night
Grassland Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Grassland Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Riverbank Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Riverbank Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Still-Water Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Still-Water Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Sunlit Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Sunlit Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Train until Level 7
Step 2Cascoon ✓
Eterna Forest
Grass Lv.10 Forest
20%Early
Grassland Cave
Grass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Riverbank Cave
Grass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Still-Water Cavern
Grass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
Sunlit Cavern
Grass Lv.16-20 Cave
Mid
or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)

Cascoon Guide

Cascoon evolves into Dustox at level 10. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 205 BST.
Cascoon evolves into Dustox at level 10. Early evolution, you'll hit it before the third gym in most games.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Cascoon through the first few routes without issues. 205 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Beautifly as fast as you can.
Cascoon is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Cascoon 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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Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Cascoon Stone Edge 2x 91-109%KO Rock Slide 2x 76-91% Rock Tomb 2x 61-73% Rock Throw 2x 52-64% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Cascoon Fire Blast 2x 82-97% Stone Edge 2x 130-155%KO Rock Slide 2x 100-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x 85-100%KO View Geodude builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 121-145%KO Pluck 2x 85-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x 85-100%KO Peck 2x 52-64% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 85-100%KO Pluck 2x 61-73% Aerial Ace 2x 61-73% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 91-109%KO Wing Attack 2x 67-82% Aerial Ace 2x 67-82% Pluck 2x 67-82% View Starly builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 113-133%KO Air Cutter 2x 103-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x 77-91% Pluck 2x 77-91% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cascoon Sky Attack 2x 122-144%KO Fly 2x 80-95% Air Slash 2x 157-186%KO Aerial Ace 2x 54-65% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Cascoon Overheat 2x 219-258%KO Fire Blast 2x 186-220%KO Flamethrower 2x 154-182%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-95% View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 115-137%KO Wing Attack 2x 80-95% Pluck 2x 80-95% Aerial Ace 2x 80-95% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 20 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cascoon Air Cutter 2x 142-167%KO Aerial Ace 2x 71-84% Gust 2x 96-114%KO View Beautifly builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 113-133%KO Air Cutter 2x 103-122%KO Aerial Ace 2x 77-91% Pluck 2x 77-91% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cascoon Sky Attack 2x 122-144%KO Fly 2x 80-95% Air Slash 2x 157-186%KO Aerial Ace 2x 54-65% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Cascoon Overheat 2x 219-258%KO Fire Blast 2x 186-220%KO Flamethrower 2x 154-182%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-95% View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 115-137%KO Wing Attack 2x 80-95% Pluck 2x 80-95% Aerial Ace 2x 80-95% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 20 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cascoon Air Cutter 2x 142-167%KO Aerial Ace 2x 71-84% Gust 2x 96-114%KO View Beautifly builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 110-129%KO Air Cutter 2x 101-119%KO Aerial Ace 2x 73-87% Pluck 2x 73-87% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cascoon Sky Attack 2x 120-142%KO Fly 2x 78-94% Air Slash 2x 156-184%KO Aerial Ace 2x 55-65% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Cascoon Overheat 2x 211-248%KO Fire Blast 2x 181-213%KO Flamethrower 2x 147-174%KO Flame Wheel 2x 76-90% View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 35 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 115-135%KO Wing Attack 2x 76-90% Air Cutter 2x 123-145%KO Pluck 2x 76-90% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 20 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cascoon Air Cutter 2x 140-165%KO Aerial Ace 2x 68-81% Gust 2x 96-113%KO View Beautifly builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 107-126%KO Air Cutter 2x 99-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x 73-87% Pluck 2x 73-87% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cascoon Sky Attack 2x 119-141%KO Fly 2x 79-93% Air Slash 2x 155-183%KO Aerial Ace 2x 53-63% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Cascoon Overheat 2x 214-252%KO Fire Blast 2x 181-213%KO Flamethrower 2x 147-174%KO Flame Wheel 2x 76-90% View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 35 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cascoon Fly 2x 114-135%KO Wing Attack 2x 76-90% Air Cutter 2x 124-147%KO Pluck 2x 76-90% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 20 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cascoon Air Cutter 2x 140-165%KO Aerial Ace 2x 66-78% Gust 2x 94-111%KO View Beautifly builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Cascoon Crunch 148-174%KO Stone Edge 2x 369-434%KO Earthquake 61-72% View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Rhyperior GroundRock	B
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemRocky Helmet NatureRelaxed Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stone Edge Ice Punch Stealth Rock Damage vs Cascoon Earthquake 49-57% Stone Edge 2x 195-229%KO View Rhyperior builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Brave Bird Close Combat Double Edge U Turn Damage vs Cascoon Close Combat 62-73% Double Edge 186-219%KO U Turn 73-85% View Staraptor builds →