Cacnea (Pokémon)

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Cacnea (Japanese: サボネア Sabonea) is a introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into starting at level 32.
==Biology==
Cacnea is a green, bipedal with a round body and cactus-like striations. It has a dark green rhombus shape above its face, and six dark green rhombus shapes that ring around its waist. It has dark circles around its eyes, and its mouth composed of several similar circles. It has two dark green spikes on each side of its head, along with a yellow flower bud on top of its head. It has two club-like arms that are ringed with dark green spikes, and its two stubby legs are dark green and conical.
Cacnea uses its thorny arms like hammers to attack its opponents. Prior to Generation V, was its signature move. It is able to live in for 30 days without any water, due to its body being able to store moisture. The beauty and fragrance of its yellow flower depend on the harshness of its environment. This flower releases a strong aroma to attract prey. When prey approaches, Cacnea shoots sharp thorns to bring it down.
===Evolution===
Cacnea evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Cacnea in the
===Game locations===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====James's Cacnea====
Cacnea debuted in A Poached Ego!. James caught it after he had to release his , alongside Jessie's , to protect a group of and that were freed from a Pokémon Poacher. In Once There Were Greenfields, James left Cacnea in the care of Gardenia, who agreed to train it to master .
===Minor appearances===
A Trainer's Cacnea appeared in A Squad's Worth of Passion!.
A Cacnea appeared in Arboliva's Forest.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Cacnea debuted in Creepin Past Cacnea, where a wild one battled alongside a , a , a , and a against Norman, but they were quickly defeated by his Pokémon.
A 's Cacnea appeared in Always Keep Whiscash on You for Emergencies.
===Pokémon Battle Frontier===
A Cacnea appeared in Battle Between Student and Master!.
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Cacnea figure has been released.
* : 
==Trivia==
* No other Pokémon has the same Egg Group combination as Cacnea and its evolution.
** Cacnea and its evolution are also the only Pokémon in the .
* Cacnea shares its with . They are both known as the Cactus Pokémon.
* Cacnea has no Egg Moves in prior to Version 2.0.1. This was presumably unintentional, as it regained them in said version. The same situation occurred with and Alolan .
===Origin===
Cacnea may be based on a and possibly a . The flower on top of its head resembles a .
====Name origin====
Cacnea may be a combination of cactus and its Japanese name.
Sabonea may be a combination of 仙人掌 saboten (cactus) and debonair.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* James's Cacnea
==External links==
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