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Tuska

Karmesin & Purpur / #005/198

Tuska

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Karmesin & Purpur
Rarity (source)
Häufig
Illustrator
Tika Matsuno
Source reference
sv01-005

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Cacnea lives in deserts and stores enough water in its body to endure long periods without drinking. A yellow flower appears on its head once a year. Its fragrance attracts prey; when they approach, Cacnea fires its spikes or swings its prickly arms. The driest conditions can make its flower even more beautiful and fragrant. The Pokédex presents a hunter adapted to drought that turns its bloom into a trap.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Black gives Cacnea endurance of up to thirty days without water thanks to its reserves. Pokémon Omega Ruby describes its flower's fragrance as bait before a spike attack. A resource for desert survival thus also becomes useful for hunting.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
60
Type (source)
Pflanze
Stage (source)
Basis
Pokédex number
331
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Feuer ×2

Printed card text — German

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

Es bevorzugt unwirtliche Gebiete wie Wüsten. Der Wasserspeicher in seinem Körper reicht für bis zu 30 Tage.

Abilities

Konterstacheln

Fähigkeit

Wenn dieses Pokémon in der Aktiven Position ist und durch eine Attacke von Pokémon deines Gegners Schaden erhält (auch wenn dieses Pokémon dadurch kampfunfähig wird), lege 3 Schadensmarken auf das Angreifende Pokémon.

Attacks

Leichter Hieb

Cost: Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 30

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • Normal · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard

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