Type Matchups
Cacnea is a Grass-type Pokémon. It's weak to Fire, Ice, Poison moves, so you'll want teammates that resist those types.
Best Teammates
These Pokémon complement Cacnea by covering its weaknesses:
Role Analysis
Cacnea excels as a versatile team member with a base stat total of 335.
Abilities
Notable STAB Moves
Common Cores
Cacnea fits into these proven competitive cores:
Fire-Water-Grass
Perfect triangle — every type that threatens one is resisted by another
Water-Ground-Grass
Excellent defensive synergy
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What is Cacnea weak to?
Cacnea is weak to Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) type moves.
What are the best teammates for Cacnea?
The best teammates for Cacnea are Magcargo, Carkol, Coalossal because they resist Cacnea's key weaknesses.
Is Cacnea good for competitive?
Cacnea can work on a team with proper support. Cacnea excels as a versatile team member with a base stat total of 335.
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Cacnea is a Grass-type Pokémon
Magcargo covers Cacnea's weaknesses
Carkol covers Cacnea's weaknesses
Coalossal covers Cacnea's weaknesses
Tentacool covers Cacnea's weaknesses
Tentacruel covers Cacnea's weaknesses
Cacnea is available in Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Cacnea is available in X Y
Cacnea is available in Black White
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