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 tmtrainername=Kojirō|
 tmpokemonname=Sabonea|
-image=[[Image:Kojirotosabonea.jpg|220px]] |
+image=[[File:James Cacnea.png|250px]] |
-caption=Cacnea hugging James while in his ownership |
+caption=James's Cacnea |
+location=[[Petalburg Woods]] |
+gender=Unknown{{tt|*|Confirmed male in the English dub}} |
+type1=Grass|
 epnum=AG006|
-epname=A Poached Ego|
+epname=A Poached Ego!|
 prevonum=331|
-current=[[Party|With James]]
+current=Training with [[Gardenia]]|
+enva1=[[Lindsey Warner]]<br><small>([[AG006]]-[[AG144]])</small><br>[[Michele Knotz]]<br><small>([[AG146]]-present)</small>|
+java1=[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]|
 }}
-'''James's Cacnea''' (Japanese: '''コジロウのサボネア''' ''Kojirō's Sabonea''), originally owned by [[James]] of [[Team Rocket]], was the first [[Pokémon]] James caught during his travels through [[Hoenn]], immediately after releasing his [[James's Weezing|Weezing]]. Its voice actor in Japanese is ''[[Katsuyuki Konishi]]'', and its English voice actors are [[Lindsey Warner]] ([[4Kids]] dub) and [[Michelle Knotz]] ([[Pokémon USA]]/[[TAJ Productions]] dub).
+'''James's Cacnea''' (Japanese: '''コジロウのサボネア''' ''Kojirō's Sabonea''), was the first {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} [[James]] caught during his travels through [[Hoenn]], and his seventh overall. He caught it immediately after releasing his {{TP|James|Weezing}}.
-Cacnea was caught by James in the episode ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego]]''. In the episode, Team Rocket found a group of {{p|Ekans}} and {{p|Koffing}} being hunted by a Pokémon poacher; Jessie and James permanently released their [[Jessie's Arbok|Arbok]] and Weezing to protect the Ekans and Koffing. Before releasing Arbok and Weezing, Team Rocket had been chased by some {{p|Beedrill}} because they had landed in the Beedrill's nesting place. Cacnea had been walking by. When it saw that they were in need of help, it used Pin Missle to drive the Beedrill away. In gratitude, James gave it a bag of cookies. However, the bag was closed. Later, after being defeated by the poacher, Team Rocket encountered Cacnea on a road. It gave James the bag, and James opened the bag and gave Cacnea a cookie. James then asked Cacnea if it would like to join him, and it agreed, jumping into his arms and hurting him with its spikes.
+==History==
+===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
+====Hoenn====
+[[File:James Cacnea cookies.png|thumb|220px|left|Cacnea meeting James]]
+Cacnea was {{pkmn2|caught}} by [[James]] in ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]''. After {{TRT}} found a group of {{p|Ekans}} and {{p|Koffing}} being hunted by a [[Pokémon poacher]] named [[Rico]], [[Jessie]] and James permanently {{pkmn2|released}} their {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|James|Weezing}} to protect the Ekans and Koffing. Before releasing Arbok and Weezing, Team Rocket were chased by some {{p|Beedrill}} because they had landed in the Beedrill's nesting place. Cacnea had been walking by. When it saw that they were in need of help, it used {{m|Pin Missile}} to drive the Beedrill away. In gratitude, James gave it a bag of cookies. However, the bag was closed. Later, after defeating the poacher, Team Rocket encountered Cacnea on a road. It gave James the bag, and James opened the bag and gave Cacnea a cookie. James asked Cacnea if it would like to join him, and it agreed, jumping into his arms and hurting him with its spikes.
-Cacnea was James's fighting Pokémon in [[Hoenn]]. To James's frustration, each time it is called out to battle, Cacnea turns around and affectionately hugs James, causing him to remind it that it is supposed to be fighting. According to ''[[AG049|Maxxed Out!]]'', it cannot swim. However, this should be no surprise because it is a native to the desert. When it does battle, it is fairly formidable, but as Team Rocket is the major antagonistic force of the series, it usually loses to [[Ash]] or one of his friends.
+Cacnea had its first battle against {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} in ''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]'', battling Ash's future {{AP|Treecko}}. Treecko jumped up to Team Rocket and taunted Cacnea into using its Pin Missile on their balloon, which ended up causing Team Rocket to blast off.
-In [[Sinnoh]], it has been replaced as James's main battler by [[James's Carnivine|Carnivine]]. However, while he still had it, it has been used alongside [[Jessie's Seviper|Seviper]], [[Jessie's Dustox|Dustox]], and Carnivine in several all out battles against [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] and [[Ash's friends|co.]] and to guard the {{t|Flying}}-type Pokémon that Team Rocket stole. It has only been seen battling without Carnivine a few times in Sinnoh so far. It and Carnivine hurt James a lot in Sinnoh because they both tend to be affectionate at the same time. Cacnea was used often in Sinnoh similarly to [[Jessie's Seviper]] as Team Rocket's escapist rogue via the use of {{m|Sandstorm}}.
+In ''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing!]]'', Cacnea was used to battle [[Jessie's Cascoon]] in order to raise her experience so she would [[Evolution|evolve]]. Even though Cascoon won, she did not evolve. Cacnea was later used in the fight against {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}}, where {{p|Cascoon}} evolved into {{p|Dustox}}.
+[[File:James Cacnea affection.png|thumb|220px|left|Cacnea showing affection]]
+In ''[[AG036|The Spheal of Approval]]'', Cacnea and {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} fought against [[Tabitha]]'s {{p|Mightyena}}. Jessie commanded Seviper to use {{m|Poison Tail}} while James had Cacnea use Pin Missile, but Mightyena proved too powerful for the two and sent them flying back.
-It has been speculated that James gives his Cacnea to [[Gardenia]] in [[DP054]].
+In ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]'', Cacnea was used in a [[Double Battle]] along with Seviper against [[Oscar and Andi]]'s {{p|Nidoking}} and {{p|Nidoqueen}}. Seviper ends up using {{m|Wrap}} on Cacnea, which caused Jessie and James to argue, allowing Oscar and Andi to take the win with dual {{m|Hyper Beam}} attacks, sending {{TRT}} flying. Team Rocket later encounters Ash and May and agree to do a tag battle with them, with Ash using {{AP|Corphish}} and May using {{TP|May|Skitty}}. Cacnea and Corphish end up working well together and begin to get an advantage over the other two. Jessie soon sends out Dustox to help win and the battle quickly grows out of control when attacks start to fly undirected. Meowth takes the opportunity to try to capture Pikachu and has Seviper and Cacnea use {{m|Haze}} and Sandstorm. Pikachu is rescued and Team Rocket is sent blasting off.
+In ''[[AG097|Gaining Groudon]]'', Cacnea battled two {{p|Crawdaunt}} belonging to {{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}s. It easily defeated the two Rogue Pokémon with Pin Missile.
+[[File:Jessie and Cacnea.png|thumb|220px|Cacnea stuck in Jessie's hair]]
+====Kanto Battle Frontier====
+In ''[[AG143|The Saffron Con]]'', Jessie borrowed Cacnea for the [[Saffron City]] [[Pokémon Contest]]. Jessie called out Cacnea in an attempt to bond with it, but it was immediately frightened of her and jumped onto James. James desperately tried to break its embrace and Cacnea reluctantly jumped onto Jessie and became tangled up in her hair. Later that night Jessie and Cacnea agreed to enter the Contest together, even though they had to cut Jessie's hair to get Cacnea unstuck.
+In ''[[AG144|A Hurdle for Squirtle]]'', Jessie used Cacnea in the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]] of the Saffron Contest. Cacnea and Jessie started by running toward each other and hugging. The painful embrace moved the crowd to tears in reaction to how close Jessie and Cacnea seemed to be. Jessie told Cacnea to use {{m|Pin Missile}} and the pins wind upward and collide, creating an explosion similar to that of fireworks. Both Meowth and James were amazed at Jessie's performance. [[Lilian Meridian|Lilian]] went to congratulate Jessie but noticed that Cacnea was still attached to her and she was not moving at all. Lilian tapped her and Jessie fell to the floor, paralyzed with pain. Jessie was rushed back into the operating room by {{p|Chansey}}.
+===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
+[[File:James and Gardenia.png|thumb|220px|left|James leaving Cacnea with [[Gardenia]]]]
+In [[Sinnoh]], it was replaced as James's main battler by {{TP|James|Carnivine}}. However, it was used alongside {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}}, and Carnivine in several all out battles against {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} and to guard the {{type|Flying}} Pokémon that Team Rocket stole in ''[[DP013|A Staravia is Born!]]''. It was only seen battling without Carnivine a few times in Sinnoh. It and Carnivine hurt James a lot in Sinnoh because they both tended to be affectionate at the same time. Cacnea was used often in Sinnoh similarly to [[Jessie's Seviper]] as Team Rocket's escapist rogue via the use of {{m|Sandstorm}}.
+[[File:Gardenia Cacnea.png|thumb|220px|Cacnea using {{m|Drain Punch}}, under the command of Gardenia]]
+In ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'', Jessilina used Cacnea and {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} for the [[Double Performance]] required during the {{ci|Hearthome}} {{pkmn|Contest}}. Cacnea used Needle Arm, which Mime Jr. {{m|Mimic}}s before using {{m|Tickle}} on Jessie as both Cacnea and Mime Jr. hug and tickle Jessie, spinning her around the stage. Cacnea fires Pin Missile, which Mime Jr. mimics, into the sky creating fireworks. This performance got Jessie a high score, placing her among the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s moving on to the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]].
+In ''[[DP054|Once There Were Greenfields]]'', {{ci|Eterna}} [[Gym Leader]] [[Gardenia]] and James battled Ash and {{an|Dawn}}. Gardenia told James to tell Cacnea to use {{m|Drain Punch}}, but James said the Pokémon didn't know that move. Through her explanation on how to do it, he did it anyway, and Cacnea pulled off the move. However, it was unable to duplicate the success. Through {{MTR}}, Cacnea explained that the first Drain Punch was only a fluke. Gardenia suggested that James give Cacnea to her to train. He originally declined, but in the end, he realized that his lack of skill would only hold Cacnea back from its full potential. Therefore, he heartbreakingly left Cacnea with the Gym Leader to become stronger.
+Cacnea appeared again in a flashback in ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', where it was shown battling [[Barry's Empoleon]] in a [[Gym]] battle. It was also revealed to have mastered Drain Punch, making James very pleased.
+===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
+Cacnea appeared in a fantasy in ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]'' when Team Rocket reminisced about their old Pokémon.
+==Personality and characteristics==
+To James's frustration, each time it was called out to battle, Cacnea would affectionately embrace its Trainer, instead of focusing on the task at hand. When it did battle, it was fairly formidable, but usually lost to {{Ash}} or one of his friends. Like most of James's Pokémon, Cacnea had a great relationship with him and strived to please him. Cacnea is shown to be extremely loyal to James, demonstrated in ''[[AG147|Sweet Baby James]]'', when James ordered Cacnea to attack Seviper and it did so without hesitation.
+In ''[[AG049|Maxxed Out!]]'', it was shown that it cannot swim.
 ==Moves used==
-[[Image:James's Cacnea.jpg|right|thumb|Cacnea using {{m|Pin Missile}}]]
+{{anmov/h|grass||{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=James Cacnea Pin Missile|1=Gardenia Cacnea Drain Punch|2=James Cacnea Sandstorm|3=James Cacnea Needle Arm}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Pin Missile|1=Drain Punch|2=Sandstorm|3=Needle Arm}}}}
-* {{m|Pin Missile}}
+{{anmov|bug|Pin Missile|AG006|A Poached Ego!}}
-* {{m|Needle Arm}}
+{{anmov|grass|Needle Arm|AG025|A Mudkip Mission}}
-* {{m|Sandstorm}}
+{{anmov|rock|Sandstorm|AG048|ZigZag Zangoose!}}
-* {{m|Focus Punch}}
+{{anmov|fighting|Drain Punch|DP054|Once There Were Greenfields}}
+{{anmov/f|grass}}
+==Artwork==
+{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}; font-size:80%;"
+|-
+| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}"| [[File:PK14 JP poster.png|150px]]
+| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}"| [[File:James and Cacnea.png|175px]]
+|-
+| Official artwork from<br>''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire}}''
+| Official artwork from<br>''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl}}''
+|}
 ==Trivia==
-*For [[DP025]], [[Professor Oak's lecture]] is about James's Cacnea.  He writes this [[Pokémon senryū]] about it: サボネアは　ふれるとチクチク　トゲトゲよ ''Cacnea, prickly spikes, when it touches.''
+* For [[DP025]], [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about James's Cacnea. He writes this Pokémon senryū about it: サボネアは　ふれるとチクチク　トゲトゲよ ''Cacnea, prickly spikes, when it touches.''
+<!--* Cacnea is one of three Pokémon of the anime to have different genders between dubs. The others are {{mov|Jirachi|Jirachi|6}} and [[Ash's Staraptor]].-->
+* Cacnea was the first Pokémon James caught onscreen. His {{TP|James|Weezing}}, [[Growlie]], and {{TP|James|Victreebel}} were caught prior to his debut in the series and/or captured off-screen.
+* Cacnea is the first of [[Jessie]] and James's Pokémon (including {{MTR}}) to learn a new [[move]] while under their ownership.
+* Excluding [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#James|his temporary Pokémon]], Cacnea is James's only {{type|Grass}} that is not fully evolved.
+* Cacnea is the only of Jessie and James's Pokémon that was caught outside the [[original series]] that has met {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and Weezing.
+* Cacnea is the first Pokémon belonging to a main character other than Ash to be left with another {{pkmn|Trainer}} for training.
+* Cacnea is the first Pokémon belonging to a main character to be captured in the same [[AG006|episode]] in which its Trainer also [[Released Pokémon|releases]] a Pokémon.
+* Aside from {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, Cacnea is the oldest Pokémon of Team Rocket to still be owned by them.
 ==Related articles==
-For more information on this Pokémon's species, see {{p|Cacnea}}.
+{{Animespecies|Cacnea}}
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+{{Team Rocket's Pokémon|grass}}<br>
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