Cacnea

#331 Cacnea Top: Hoennian Cacnea Bottom: Altaran Cacnea
National Dex 331 Species Hoenn: Cactus Pokémon Altaris: Coconut Pokémon
Type Hoenn: Grass Altaris: Grass/Water Abilities Hoenn: Sand Veil, Water Absorb (Hidden) Altaris: Intoxicate, Klutz, Sand Force (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 50% Male Catch Rate 190 EV Yield 1 Sp.Atk Egg Group Grass and Human-Like
Bulbapedia Cacnea Designer Game Freak, Keileon

Cacnea (Japanese: サボネア Sabonea) is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III. It has an Altaran Regional Variant that is Grass- and Water-Type.

Regardless of form, it evolves into Cacturne starting at level 32.

Altaran Cacnea was designed and sprited by Keileon.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Tempest Island	Tall Grass	10%	All Day

Stats

	HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
Hoenn	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
Altaris	60	40	85	40	85	35	345

Dex Entries

Hoennian Cacnea
Cacnea live in deserts with virtually no rainfall. It battles by swinging its thick, spiked arms. Once a year, a yellow flower blooms.
Altaran Cacnea
Found primarily on tropical islands, Altaran Cacnea uses its palm-like tail to stay cool in the heat of midday. When attacked, it slams enemies with this tail and escapes up a nearby tree.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM		By Level-Up		By TM
Hoennian				Altaran*
Level	Move	TM	Move	Level	Move	TM	Move
1	Poison Sting	TM17	Protect	1	Water Gun	TM17	Protect
1	Leer	TM21	Frustration	1	Harden	TM21	Frustration
		TM45	Attract	1	Tail Whip	TM45	Attract
4	Absorb	TM53	Energy Ball	4	Absorb	TM53	Energy Ball
7	Growth	TM87	Swagger	7	Growth	TM87	Swagger
10	Leech Seed	By HM		10	Leech Seed	By HM
13	Sand Attack	HM01	Cut	13	Sand Attack	HM01	Cut
16	Needle Arm			16	Needle Arm
19	Feint Attack			19	Feint Attack
22	Ingrain			22	Milk Drink
26	Payback			26	Brine
30	Spikes			30	Aqua Ring
34	Sucker Punch			34	Sucker Punch
38	Pin Missile			38	Aqua Tail
42	Energy Ball			42	Energy Ball
46	Cotton Spore			46	Cotton Spore
50	Sandstorm			50	Flare Blitz
54	Destiny Bond			54	Destiny Bond
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics
(*)Altaran Cacnea's moveset will likely change during the development of this game.

Evolutions

Cacnea	Lv 32 ⟶	Cacturne
Cacnea	Lv 32 ⟶	Cacturne

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant

Trivia

• Altaran Cacnea is based on a coconut palm.