Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Cacnea Guide: Pokedex, location, moveset, evolution

Last Updated on: 19th November 2022, 07:12 am

Cacnea is a returning Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, first introduced in the generation 3 games Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire.

Pokemon Scarlet/Violet takes players to the Paldea region, which is based on Spain and the iconic architecture of its towns and cities.

Here is everything you need to know about Cacnea in Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, including Pokedex, where to find and evolve, and moveset.

Pokedex Data

• Type: Grass
• Resistances: Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
• Weaknesses: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
• Scarlet Entry: It prefers harsh environments, such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body.
• Violet Entry: It prefers harsh environments, such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body.

Where to find Cacnea

West Province (Area Two), Asado Desert

How to evolve Cacnea

Cacnea evolves into Cacturne at level 32.

Cacnea moveset

Moves learnt by level up

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	NORMAL	—	100
1	Poison Sting	POISON	15	100
4	Absorb	GRASS	20	100
7	Growth	NORMAL	—	—
10	Leech Seed	GRASS	—	90
13	Sand Attack	GROUND	—	100
16	Bullet Seed	GRASS	25	100
19	Power Trip	DARK	20	100
22	Ingrain	GRASS	—	—
26	Payback	DARK	50	100
30	Spikes	GROUND	—	—
34	Sucker Punch	DARK	70	100
38	Pin Missile	BUG	25	95
42	Energy Ball	GRASS	90	100
46	Cotton Spore	GRASS	—	100
50	Sandstorm	ROCK	—	—
54	Destiny Bond	GHOST	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Take Down	NORMAL	90	85
6	Scary Face	NORMAL	—	100
7	Protect	NORMAL	—	—
12	Low Kick	FIGHTING	—	100
18	Thief	DARK	60	100
20	Trailblaze	GRASS	50	100
25	Facade	NORMAL	70	100
28	Bulldoze	GROUND	60	100
32	Swift	NORMAL	60	?
33	Magical Leaf	GRASS	60	?
43	Fling	DARK	—	100
45	Venoshock	POISON	65	100
47	Endure	NORMAL	—	—
49	Sunny Day	FIRE	—	—
50	Rain Dance	WATER	—	—
51	Sandstorm	ROCK	—	—
55	Dig	GROUND	80	100
56	Bullet Seed	GRASS	25	100
58	Brick Break	FIGHTING	75	100
62	Foul Play	DARK	95	100
66	Body Slam	NORMAL	85	100
68	Thunder Punch	ELECTRIC	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	NORMAL	—	—
71	Seed Bomb	GRASS	80	100
73	Drain Punch	FIGHTING	75	100
81	Grass Knot	GRASS	—	100
83	Poison Jab	POISON	80	100
85	Rest	PSYCHIC	—	—
88	Swords Dance	NORMAL	—	—
90	Spikes	GROUND	—	—
91	Toxic Spikes	POISON	—	—
94	Dark Pulse	DARK	80	100
103	Substitute	NORMAL	—	—
111	Giga Drain	GRASS	75	100
119	Energy Ball	GRASS	90	100
122	Encore	NORMAL	—	100
130	Helping Hand	NORMAL	—	—
137	Grassy Terrain	GRASS	—	—
140	Nasty Plot	DARK	—	—
159	Leaf Storm	GRASS	130	90
168	Solar Beam	GRASS	120	100
171	Tera Blast	NORMAL	80	100

READ MORE: POKEMON SCARLET/VIOLET WIKI

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available now exclusively on Nintendo Switch.