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Cacnea
Cactus Pokémon
Grass
It lives in arid locations. Its yellow flowers bloom once a year.
Base Stats
HP 50
Attack 85
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 40
Speed 35
Total 335
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Sand Veil Water Absorb (Hidden)
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Cactus Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 51.3 kg
Base Exp 67
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 190
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Plant ,Humanshape
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc Usage: 0.5%
Swords Dance
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Water Absorb
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 36
Atk 156
Def 196
SpD 116
Strategy Overview
Although Cacnea's Speed and bulk are mediocre, it has a great Attack stat as well as a decent attacking movepool, which includes a powerful STAB move in Seed Bomb as well as priority in Sucker Punch, which helps Cacnea account for its awful Speed. Water Absorb gives Cacnea an immunity to Water-type attacks, and its Grass typing gives it an immunity to powder-based moves. It also resists common attacking types including Ground, Electric, and Grass. However, Cacnea is also weak to five common attacking types, which is compounded by its low defenses, meaning it will not take hits very well.
Most Used Moves
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc