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Cacturne

BREAKthrough / #88/162

Cacturne

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
BREAKthrough
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
match
Source reference
xy8-88

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.

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Card details

HP
100
Type (source)
Darkness
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Cacnea
Pokédex number
332
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2
Resistance (source)
Psychic -20

Printed card text — English

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.

Description from the source

Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move.

Attacks

Derail

Cost: Darkness

Damage: 30

Discard a Special Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Pin Missile

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40×

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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