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Cacnea

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By David W. Duffy
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How to play Cacnea in Pokémon GO? Discover its attacks, best moveset, and strengths and weaknesses in order to maximize its strategic use!

Gameplay Guide

Base Statistics

Here are the base statistics for Cacnea. The CP figure is the Pokémon's Combat Points, and are used to calculate its overall strength. You can increase the CP of a Pokémon with Stardust.

STATISTIC

VALUE

Max CP

1,242

Attack

156

Defense

74

HP

137

Attacks

All Pokémon in the game have a Fast Attack and a Charged Attack.

It is possible to change these attacks using objects called Fast TM and Charge TM.

Fast Attacks

ATTACK

TYPE

DAMAGE

SPEED

Poison Sting

Poison

5

0.6 s

S

Dark

7

0.7 s

Charged Attacks

ATTACK

TYPE

DAMAGE

SPEED (seconds)

Grass Knot

Grass

90

2.6 s

Brick Break

Fighting

40

1.6 s

Seed Bomb

Grass

55

2.1 s

Best Moveset

Not sure which attacks to choose?

The best combination of Fast Attack and Charged Attack for Cacnea is:

ATTACK

TYPE

Poison Sting

Poison

Grass Knot

Grass
Strong Against

Cacnea is effective against:

Water - Rock - Ground

Cacnea is resistant to:

Water - Electric - Grass - Ground

Weak Against

Cacnea is less effective against:

Steel - Dragon - Fire - Grass - Poison - Flying

Cacnea is vulnerable against:

Fire - Ice - Bug - Poison - Ground

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David Duffy
David W. Duffy

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