Competitive Information for Cacnea [Scarlet/Violet]
Grass
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cacnea? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Cacnea is a remarkable 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Brick Break / Body Slam
- Poison Jab
- Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/js1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dark Pulse
- Tera Blast
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: phys. If attack > spa & type = tera type).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/js1114b
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cacnea? These builds have been optimized for Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Bulldoze
- Thunder Punch / Brick Break
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Cacnea's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Thunder Punch or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jd1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Dark Pulse
- Tera Blast
- Venoshock
Doubles Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: phys. If attack > spa & type = tera type).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jd1114b
Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Bug moves are bad against Steel/Poison/Fairy/Fighting/Fire/Flying/Ghost.
Fire moves are bad against Water/Dragon/Rock/Fire.
Flying moves are bad against Steel/Rock/Electric.
Ice moves are bad against Water/Steel/Fire/Ice.
Poison moves are bad against Steel.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Cacnea is: Steel
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Brick Break / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a marvelous Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jta1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a spectacular Special Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Bug-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jta1114b
Teratype Dark movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play / Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Body Slam / Facade
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a stupendous Physical Sweeper in single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dark-type move).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cacnea is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtb1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Miracle Seed
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
- Leech Seed
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a notable Special Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed. With a Miracle Seed equipped, Cacnea's grass-type attacks have 1.2x power.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical TERA-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Cacnea every turn).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtb1114b
Teratype Dragon movesets for Cacnea
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Poison Jab / Brick Break
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a stupendous Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Cacnea's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Poison Jab or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtc1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an extraordinary Special Sweeper in single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Dragon-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtc1114b
Teratype Electric movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast / Thunder Punch
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play / Sucker Punch
- Body Slam / Facade
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is popular Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cacnea is burn/poison/paralyzed).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtd1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is popular Special Sweeper in single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Electric-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtd1114b
Teratype Fairy movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a notable Physical Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jte1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a remarkable Special Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fairy-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jte1114b
Teratype Fighting movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast / Brick Break
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play / Sucker Punch
- Body Slam / Facade
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a marvelous Physical Sweeper in single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Brick Break is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cacnea is burn/poison/paralyzed).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtf1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an outstanding Special Sweeper in single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fighting-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtf1114b
Teratype Fire movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Thunder Punch / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a notable Physical Sweeper in single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Thunder Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtg1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an interesting Special Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Fire-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtg1114b
Teratype Flying movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an interesting Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jth1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a notable Special Sweeper in single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Flying-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jth1114b
Teratype Ghost movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jti1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a phenomenal Special Sweeper in single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ghost-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jti1114b
Teratype Grass movesets for Cacnea
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Sucker Punch
- Thunder Punch / Brick Break
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an awesome Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Cacnea's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Thunder Punch or Brick Break are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Grass-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtj1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Miracle Seed
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
- Leech Seed
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an interesting Special Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed. With a Miracle Seed equipped, Cacnea's grass-type attacks have 1.2x power.
♦ Energy Ball is a special TERA-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Cacnea every turn).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtj1114b
Teratype Ground movesets for Cacnea
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast / Bulldoze
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Poison Jab / Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an outstanding Physical Sweeper in single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Cacnea's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Poison Jab or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical TERA-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtk1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is pretty popular Special Sweeper in single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ground-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtk1114b
Teratype Ice movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is popular Physical Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtl1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is popular Special Sweeper in single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Ice-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtl1114b
Teratype Normal movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Body Slam / Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play / Sucker Punch
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a remarkable Physical Sweeper in single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Tera Blast is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Normal-type move).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtm1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a spectacular Special Sweeper in single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Normal-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtm1114b
Teratype Poison movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Poison Jab / Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play / Sucker Punch
- Body Slam / Facade
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a fabulous Physical Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Poison-type move).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Cacnea is burn/poison/paralyzed).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtn1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Miracle Seed
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast / Venoshock
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Leech Seed
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a fabulous Special Sweeper in single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed. With a Miracle Seed equipped, Cacnea's grass-type attacks have 1.2x power.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Poison-type move).
♦ Venoshock is a special TERA-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Leech Seed is a status move (1/8 of target's hp is restored to Cacnea every turn).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtn1114b
Teratype Psychic movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Brick Break / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an awesome Physical Sweeper in single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Brick Break was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jto1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an extraordinary Special Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Psychic-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jto1114b
Teratype Rock movesets for Cacnea
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Poison Jab / Thunder Punch
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a sensational Physical Sweeper in single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Cacnea's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Poison Jab or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtp1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a pretty decent Special Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Rock-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtp1114b
Teratype Steel movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an astounding Physical Sweeper in single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtq1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a wonderful Special Sweeper in single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Steel-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtq1114b
Teratype Water movesets for Cacnea
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 120 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 68 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast
- Seed Bomb / Trailblaze
- Foul Play
- Poison Jab / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper in single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Cacnea's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Cacnea's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Poison Jab was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Trailblaze is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Cacnea's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtr1014b
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 120 Hp / 68 Def / 252 SpA / 68 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Tera Blast
- Foul Play / Dark Pulse
- Venoshock
Special Sweeper Cacnea (Water Absorb)
Cacnea is a wonderful Special Sweeper in single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cacnea's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Cacnea heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped, if Cacnea's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a Water-type move).
♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
♦ Venoshock is a special 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/jtr1114b
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cacnea learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cacnea can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV Move and Ability Combos for Cacnea
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that boost Cacnea's stats
- Growth
- Nasty Plot
- Swords Dance
- Trailblaze
Most notable and possible best moves for Cacnea
- Destiny Bond
- Protect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Cacnea in Scarlet and Violet
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Cacnea's EV spread for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Cacnea in Scarlet/Violet. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Cacnea in Scarlet/Violet
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Cacnea. Top rated Cacnea Scarlet/Violet movesets. You can find Cacnea builds Scarlet/Violet. Cacnea movesets Scarlet/Violet are listed here. VGC Cacnea Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Cacnea in Scarlet/Violet along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for Cacturne evolution