Noktuska-ex

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): EX Smaragd
Rarity (source): Selten
Illustrator: Hikaru Koike
Source reference: ex9-91

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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: 110
Type (source): Pflanze
Pokédex number: 332
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Feuer ×2

Printed card text — German

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Abilities

Cursed Glare

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As long as Cacturne ex is your Active Pokémon, your Opponent cant attach any Special Energy cards (except for and Energy cards) from his or her hand to his or her Active Pokémon

Attacks

Psybeam

Cost: Pflanze

Damage: 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Spike Rend

Cost: Pflanze · Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 50+

If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage

Documented variants

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Holographic
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