#331 · Generation 3
Cacnea
- Max CP (L40 / L50)
- 1,242 / 1,404
- Raid catch CP (L20 / L25)
- 709 / 887
- Research CP (L15)
- 532
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- 2nd charged move
- 50,000 dust · 50 candy
- Shiny
- Shadow
- Tradable
- Mega
- Dynamax
Transfer the extras
Cacnea has no job in PvP, raids, or Max Battles. Keep one for the Pokedex and any of the special variants below, and transfer the rest for candy.
Battle roles
- –Little Cupshadow#122 of 168 · score 64
Ranked #122 of 168; not competitive in Little Cup.
Collection value
- Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.
Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.
Base stats
Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.
Evolution line
- → Cacturne: 50 candy
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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)
| League | Tier | Rank | Score | Recommended moves | Typical build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cup | – | #134 / 168 | 61.1 | Sucker Punch · Trailblaze · Payback | L15 · 6/14/14 |
| Little CupShadow | – | #122 / 168 | 64 | Sucker Punch · Trailblaze · Payback | L15 · 6/14/14 |
Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.
Raid attacker rankings
| Attacking type | Tier | Rank | DPS | TDO | Best moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fighting | – | #267 / 283 | 5.6 | 35 | Sucker Punch · Brick Break |
| fightingShadow | – | #271 / 283 | 5.7 | 30 | Sucker Punch · Brick Break |
| grass | – | #284 / 344 | 6.2 | 39 | Sucker Punch · Seed Bomb |
| grassShadow | – | #303 / 344 | 5.8 | 30 | Sucker Punch · Seed Bomb |
| darkShadow | – | #323 / 363 | 5.5 | 29 | Sucker Punch · Payback |
| dark | – | #335 / 363 | 4.8 | 30 | Sucker Punch · Payback |
Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.
Moves
| Fast move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | DPS | PvP power | PvP energy | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poison Sting | poison | 4 | +6 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 4 | +9 | 2 turns |
Sucker Punch | dark | 5 | +6 | 0.5s | 10.0 | 8 | +7 | 2 turns |
Sand Attack | ground | 4 | +7 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 2 | +4 | 1 turn |
| Charged move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | Dmg/energy | PvP power | PvP energy | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grass KnotSTAB | grass | 90 | -50 | 2.5s | 1.80 | 90 | -50 | |
Brick Break | fighting | 40 | -33 | 1.5s | 1.21 | 50 | -40 | 100% chance: -1 foe Def |
Seed BombSTAB | grass | 55 | -33 | 2.0s | 1.67 | 55 | -40 | |
Payback | dark | 95 | -100 | 2.0s | 0.95 | 110 | -60 | |
TrailblazeSTAB | grass | 65 | -50 | 2.0s | 1.30 | 65 | -45 | 100% chance: +1 own Atk |
Questions people ask
- Is Cacnea good in Pokemon GO?
- Not for battle. Cacnea has no ranked PvP, raid or Max Battle role, so keep one for the Pokedex and transfer the rest.
- Should I keep or transfer Cacnea?
- Cacnea has no job in PvP, raids, or Max Battles. Keep one for the Pokedex and any of the special variants below, and transfer the rest for candy.
- Is Cacnea a good raid attacker?
- Cacnea ranks #284 of 344 grass attackers with 6.2 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.
- Can Cacnea be shiny in Pokemon GO?
- Yes. Shiny Cacnea is available from photobomb, raid, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.
- Is Shadow Cacnea worth keeping?
- Shadow Cacnea hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. It has no ranked role of its own, so treat it like a normal copy.
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