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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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

Special

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

It prefers harsh environments such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body.

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 III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

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 FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Forretress can KO Cacnea with Explosion (139-163%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (268-316%). Gyarados deals 49-58% with Earthquake.

Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Cacnea Rapid Spin 28-33% Explosion 139-163%KO Earthquake 28-33% View Forretress builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Cacnea Fire Blast 2x 268-316%KO View Charizard builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility Damage vs Cacnea Earthquake 49-58% View Gyarados builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Cacnea Ice Beam 2x 209-246%KO Thunderbolt 35-41% Explosion 104-122%KO View Regice builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Damage vs Cacnea Giga Drain 41-49% Sludge Bomb 2x 126-148%KO View Venusaur builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen 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 35 breeding partners from the Plant and Humanshape egg groups. Pass egg moves like Acid, Counter, Dynamic Punch and 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Cacnea Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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 Giga Drain, they expand what Cacnea can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 5

Absorb

—2010020Grass

Lv 9

Growth

D——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

Needle Arm

—6010015Grass

Lv 41

Cotton Spore

——8540Grass

Lv 45

Sandstorm

———10Rock

Lv 49

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Acid

—4010030Poison

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Teeter Dance

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

How to Get Cacnea in FireRed & LeafGreen

Cacnea doesn't appear in FireRed & LeafGreen. Transfer it from Ruby, Emerald, or Scarlet to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Cacnea is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

RubyWalking · Route 111 EmeraldWalking · Route 111

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum Omega Ruby Brilliant Diamond Scarlet

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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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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