Cacnea

	#330
	Flygon

#331
Cacnea

	#332
	Cacturne

Cacnea

Regular
Shiny

Region of origin

Hoenn

Main Type

Grass

Pokédex information

Number

#331

Height

Weight

0.41 m

51.3 kg

Buddy, candy and family

Candy

Pokémon family

Cacnea family

Buddy distance

Buddy type

3 km

Big

Base stats
Attack	Defense	Stamina
156	74	137

Combat stats
CP range	HP range
13 - 1,242	12 - 120

Second Charged Attack
Stardust cost	Candy cost
50,000	50

Capture stats

Capture rate

Flee rate

50%

10%

Dodge type

Jumping

Gender ratio
Male	Female
50%	50%

Type effectiveness

Resistant to

62.5% of damage from:

Weak to

160% of damage from:

Bug

Fire

Flying

Ice

Poison

Availability

Available in the Wild:

Yes

Available from the Eggs:

No

Available as the Raid Boss:

Formerly (1st tier level)

Available from Research Tasks:

No

Shiny form available:

No

Cacnea is a Grass-type Pokémon from the Hoenn region. It can evolve into Cacturne when fed 50 candies.

Pokédex description

Cacnea - Cactus Pokémon
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.

Pokémon cry:

Possible attacks

Fast attacks

Poison Sting

5 (8)

Sucker Punch

7 (10)

Charged attacks

Brick Break

40 (25)

Grass Knot

90 (35)

Seed Bomb

55 (26)

Evolution family

Cacnea is the part of a two-member family.

167.

#331 Cacnea

50
→

#332 Cacturne

Gallery

Trivia

Cacnea was released with the release of desert-theme, Hoenn-region Pokémon on January 23^rd, 2018.
In the wild, maximum capture CP of Cacnea is 1,064, however it can reach 1,153, if encountered Pokémon is boosted by current weather.
- Between April 22^nd and April 30^th, 2018, Cacnea's global spawn rate was significantly higher during the Earth Day 2018.
- Between July 14^th and July 15^th, 2018, Cacnea's global spawn rate was significantly higher during the Pokémon GO Fest 2018.
- Between March 19^th and March 26^th, 2019, Cacnea's global spawn rate was significantly higher during the Equinox 2019.
From January 23^rd, 2018 to December 16^th, 2019, Cacnea used to be a possible hatchling from 5-km Eggs.
Between March 22^nd and April 2^nd, 2018, Cacnea was temporarily possible 2-km egg hatchling during the Eggstravaganza 2018.
As a former 1st tier Raid Boss, Cacnea's CP was 3,951. Its maximum capture CP in Bonus Challenge was 709 and 887 when encountered Pokémon was boosted by weather.