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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining 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 AbsorbHA

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

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Cacnea Blizzard 2x 179-210%KO Ice Beam 2x 148-174%KO Ice Punch 2x 123-146%KO Avalanche 2x 100-118%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 U-turnTM89 Air CutterLv. 27 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 133-157%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 111-132%KO U-turn 2x 69-82% Air Cutter 2x 76-90% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Sky Attack 2x 145-171%KO Fly 2x 95-112%KO Air Slash 2x 116-137%KO Aerial Ace 2x 64-76% View Noctowl builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 U-turnTM89 ChatterLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 111-132%KO U-turn 2x 58-69% Chatter 2x 107-126%KO Aerial Ace 2x 76-90% View Chatot builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Cacnea Overheat 2x 162-191%KO Fire Blast 2x 136-160%KO Flamethrower 2x 111-132%KO Flame Wheel 2x 93-109%KO View Ponyta builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining 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, Belch, Block and 11 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

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Cacnea 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

You'll want to breed for Acid and Belch 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

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 4

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 7

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 10

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 13

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 16

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 19

Assurance

—6010010Dark

Lv 22

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 26

Payback

D5010010Dark

Lv 30

Spikes

C——20Ground

Lv 34

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 38

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Lv 42

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

Lv 46

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Lv 50

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

Lv 54

Destiny Bond

C——5Ghost

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM60

Drain Punch

C7510010Fighting

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM19

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM63

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid

—4010030Poison

Egg

Belch

C1209010Poison

Egg

Block

D——5Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Fell Stinger

D5010025Bug

Egg

Low Kick

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Egg

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

Egg

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Egg

Switcheroo

C—10010Dark

Egg

Teeter Dance

D—10020Normal

Egg

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

Tutor Moves

Cacnea can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Cacnea Locations

moderate rates for Cacnea across 14 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Cacnea in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

14 spots to find Cacnea at Lv. 23-63 via walking. Not all of them exist in both Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond versions, so filter by your copy below.

Route 228

Shining PearlGrass Lv.23-25 Route

5%Mid

Route 228

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.23-25 Route

5%Mid

Big Bluff Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Big Bluff Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Bogsunk Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp

Post

Post-game

Bogsunk Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp

Post

Post-game

Grassland Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Grassland Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Rocky Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Rocky Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Swampy Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp

Post

Post-game

Swampy Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp

Post

Post-game

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining 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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Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 136-164%KO Pluck 2x 100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x 100-118%KO Peck 2x 61-73% View Doduo builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 106-127%KO View Budew builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 100-118%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 85-100%KO Pluck 2x 67-82% Aerial Ace 2x 67-82% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 106-127%KO Wing Attack 2x 76-91% Aerial Ace 2x 76-91% Pluck 2x 76-91% View Starly builds →
Kricketot Bug	D
Available Move Moves Struggle BugLv. 6 Damage vs Cacnea Struggle Bug 2x 45-55% View Kricketot builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 GustLv. 5 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 130-154%KO Aerial Ace 2x 89-105%KO Pluck 2x 89-105%KO Gust 2x 59-73% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Bug BuzzTM62 Bug BiteLv. 1 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Bug Buzz 2x 143-170%KO Bug Bite 2x 81-97% Aerial Ace 2x 81-97% Gust 2x 68-81% View Beautifly builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 130-154%KO Pluck 2x 89-105%KO Aerial Ace 2x 89-105%KO Peck 2x 54-65% View Doduo builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
TM Move Moves Sludge BombTM36 Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 95-114%KO View Budew builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 89-105%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 76-89% Pluck 2x 59-73% Aerial Ace 2x 59-73% View Zubat builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Cacnea Blizzard 2x 184-216%KO Ice Beam 2x 151-178%KO Ice Punch 2x 129-152%KO Avalanche 2x 103-122%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 U-turnTM89 Air CutterLv. 27 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 138-163%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 119-141%KO U-turn 2x 71-84% Air Cutter 2x 80-95% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Sky Attack 2x 151-178%KO Fly 2x 100-118%KO Air Slash 2x 119-141%KO Aerial Ace 2x 67-80% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Cacnea Overheat 2x 167-197%KO Fire Blast 2x 142-167%KO Flamethrower 2x 119-141%KO Flame Wheel 2x 96-114%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 144-171%KO Wing Attack 2x 96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x 96-114%KO Pluck 2x 96-114%KO View Murkrow builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Cacnea Blizzard 2x 184-216%KO Ice Beam 2x 151-178%KO Ice Punch 2x 129-152%KO Avalanche 2x 103-122%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 U-turnTM89 Air CutterLv. 27 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 138-163%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 119-141%KO U-turn 2x 71-84% Air Cutter 2x 80-95% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Sky Attack 2x 151-178%KO Fly 2x 100-118%KO Air Slash 2x 119-141%KO Aerial Ace 2x 67-80% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Cacnea Overheat 2x 167-197%KO Fire Blast 2x 142-167%KO Flamethrower 2x 119-141%KO Flame Wheel 2x 96-114%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 144-171%KO Wing Attack 2x 96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x 96-114%KO Pluck 2x 96-114%KO View Murkrow builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Ice PunchLv. 1 AvalancheTM72 Damage vs Cacnea Blizzard 2x 183-216%KO Ice Beam 2x 151-177%KO Ice Punch 2x 126-148%KO Avalanche 2x 101-119%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Sludge BombTM36 U-turnTM89 Air CutterLv. 27 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 133-158%KO Sludge Bomb 2x 115-135%KO U-turn 2x 71-84% Air Cutter 2x 78-94% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Sky Attack 2x 147-174%KO Fly 2x 98-116%KO Air Slash 2x 120-142%KO Aerial Ace 2x 66-77% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Cacnea Overheat 2x 165-194%KO Fire Blast 2x 140-165%KO Flamethrower 2x 115-135%KO Flame Wheel 2x 96-113%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 35 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Cacnea Fly 2x 142-168%KO Wing Attack 2x 96-113%KO Air Cutter 2x 96-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x 96-113%KO View Murkrow builds →

Torkoal Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrought ItemHeatrock NatureModest Moves EruptionSTAB Solar Beam ProtectPriority FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Cacnea Eruption 2x 341-401%KO Flamethrower 2x 205-241%KO View Torkoal builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves Sludge Bomb Weather Ball GrowthSetup Giga Drain Damage vs Cacnea Sludge Bomb 2x 295-348%KO Giga Drain 62-73% View Venusaur builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Cacnea Earthquake 90-105%KO Ice Shard 2x 144-170%KO Knock Off 78-92% View Mamoswine builds →