Cacnea

Grass

Base stats

HP50

Atk85

Def40

SpA85

SpD40

Spe35

BST335

Abilities

Primary: Sand Veil
Secondary: —
Hidden: Water Absorb

Singles analysis

What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.

Base 35 Speed: slow pivot range (60 or under).

Hazards

Spikes
Toxic Spikes

Recovery

Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk): Rest

Setup

Offensive setup: Swords Dance, Nasty Plot
Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse): Curse

Priority

Sucker Punch (mind-gameable): Sucker Punch
Grassy Glide (terrain-gated): Grassy Glide

Anti-setup

Encore

Stallbreak / utility

Trick / Switcheroo: Switcheroo
Substitute (near-universal): Substitute
Leech Seed

Defense abilities

Defensive ability: Water Absorb

Moves — Gen 9

Type

70 of 70 moves


Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100	25	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Acid	Poison	Special	40	100	30	10% chance to lower the foe(s) Sp. Def by 1.
Belch	Poison	Special	120	90	10	Cannot be selected until the user eats a Berry.
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5	Prevents the target from switching out.
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	30% chance to paralyze the target.
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	Destroys screens, unless the target is immune.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100	30	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Cotton Spore	Grass	Status	—	100	40	Lowers the target's Speed by 2.
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	If hit by physical attack, returns double damage.
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10	Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15	20% chance to make the target flinch.
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	—	5	If an opponent knocks out the user, it also faints.
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	For 4 turns, disables the target's last move used.
Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100	10	User recovers 50% of the damage dealt.
Encore	Normal	Status	—	100	5	Target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns.
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5	Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.
Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10	10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.
Fell Stinger	Bug	Physical	50	100	25	Raises user's Attack by 3 if this KOes the target.
Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies.
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20	Fails if the user takes damage before it hits.
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15	Uses target's Attack stat in damage calculation.