Tempête Céleste / #20/168

Cacturne

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Tempête Céleste
Rarity (source): Peu Commune
Illustrator: Atsuko Nishida
Source reference: sm7-20

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Cacturne remains still during scorching hours to limit water loss. At night, when the desert cools, it hunts. Groups then follow travelers and wait until they are too tired to defend themselves. The Pokédex describes a patient predator adapted to aridity: it saves strength by day to exploit the weakness of those still walking after sunset.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Omega Ruby connects Cacturne's daytime stillness with desert dryness. Pokémon Alpha Sapphire describes its collective hunt against exhausted travelers. Its chosen moment to attack therefore responds to its own survival as much as its prey's fatigue.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP: 110
Type (source): Plante
Stage (source): Niveau 1
Evolves from (printed name): Cacnea
Pokédex number: 332
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Feu ×2

Printed card text — French

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Retour de Poison

Talent

Si ce Pokémon est votre Pokémon Actif et qu’il subit les dégâts d’une attaque de votre adversaire (même si ce Pokémon est mis K.O.), le Pokémon Attaquant est maintenant Empoisonné.

Attacks

Feinte

Cost: Incolore · Incolore · Incolore

Cette attaque inflige 50 dégâts à l’un des Pokémon de votre adversaire. Ces dégâts ne sont pas affectés par la Faiblesse, la Résistance ou tout autre effet en action sur ce Pokémon.

Documented variants

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Normal
normal · Standard

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