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

Base capture stats
Capture Rate	Flee Rate
50%	10%

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:

Yes (5-km Eggs)

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.

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.
Since January 23^rd, 2018, Cacnea can be hatched from 5-km Eggs with a 709 of maximal CP.
- 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.