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Cacnea
ID:#331Cactus Pokémon
Height
0.4m
Weight
51.3kg
Catch Rate
190
Exp
67

Cacnea Pokémon Diamond: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Cacnea in Pokémon Diamond. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 58 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Diamond
Sinnoh

Cacnea Pokemon Diamond Pokedex Entry

The more arid and harsh the environment, the more pretty and fragrant a flower Cacnea grows. This Pokémon battles by wildly swinging its thorny arms.

Pokemon Diamond Cacnea Sprites

Cacnea front-facing sprite from Pokémon DiamondPrimary
Cacnea back-facing sprite from Pokémon DiamondReverse
Cacnea shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon DiamondShiny
Cacnea shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon DiamondShiny Reverse

Pokémon Diamond Cacnea Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Cacnea via various methods in Pokémon Diamond.

MoveTypeRequirement
Poison StingpoisonLv. 1
LeernormalLv. 1
AbsorbgrassLv. 5
GrowthnormalLv. 9
Leech SeedgrassLv. 13
Sand AttackgroundLv. 17
Pin MissilebugLv. 21
IngraingrassLv. 25
Feint AttackdarkLv. 29
SpikesgroundLv. 33
Sucker PunchdarkLv. 37
PaybackdarkLv. 41
Needle ArmgrassLv. 45
Cotton SporegrassLv. 49
SandstormrockLv. 53
Destiny BondghostLv. 57

End of Move Database

Pokémon Diamond Cacnea Locations

Cacnea can only be caught in Pokémon Diamond at Sinnoh Route 228 Area, where it appears at Lv. 23 by walking through tall grass with a 4% encounter rate (slot2 none).

Sinnoh Route 228 Area

2 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 23
    Slot2 none
    4%Very Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 25
    Radar off
    1%Very Rare