Competitive Information for Cacnea [Ruby/Sapphire]
Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cacnea? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Cacnea is a decent Grass-typed Pokemon. Cacnea is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Cacnea can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Cacnea is weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Acid / Poison Sting
- Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Sand Veil)
Cacnea is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacnea's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Cacnea's level).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Acid is a physical 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
♦ Poison Sting is a physical 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thunder Punch
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Sand Veil)
Cacnea is a notable Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacnea's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Cacnea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cacnea this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cacnea? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Acid / Poison Sting
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Sand Veil)
Cacnea is a decent Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacnea's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Acid is a physical 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes defense by 1 stage).
♦ Poison Sting is a physical 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Cacnea's level).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Sand Veil
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Solar Beam / Giga Drain
- Thunder Punch
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Cacnea (Sand Veil)
Cacnea is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Sand Veil, if sandstorm is active Cacnea's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to sandstorm.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Grass-type move (Cacnea recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Cacnea this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cacnea learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cacnea can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Cacnea
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cacnea's stats
- Growth
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Cacnea
- Destiny Bond
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cacnea in Ruby and Sapphire
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