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Maractus

Dragons Exalted / #16/124

Maractus

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Dragons Exalted
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
sui
Source reference
bw6-16

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The Pokémon’s story

Maractus lives in dry regions where its seeds are a valuable resource. It shakes its body rhythmically and produces a maraca-like sound. This dance is more than a performance: it startles bird Pokémon seeking to devour the seeds in its flowers and drives them away. Once a year, it scatters its new crop. The Pokédex thus links music, defense and plant cycles in the life of this desert Pokémon.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield notes that Maractus's seeds are rich in nutrients and sought after in the desert. Pokémon Sword shows its dance driving away birds that want to eat them. The maraca sound therefore protects a resource useful to other inhabitants of the environment.

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Card details

HP
90
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
556
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2
Resistance (source)
Water -20

Printed card text — English

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Description from the source

Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas.

Attacks

Stun Needle

Cost: Grass · Colorless

Damage: 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Reinforced Needle

Cost: Grass · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40

If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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