Cacturne

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Duels au Sommets
Rarity (source): Peu Commune
Illustrator: Midori Harada
Source reference: dp4-34

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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: 80
Type (source): Obscurité
Stage (source): Niveau 1
Evolves from (printed name): Cacnea
Pokédex number: 332
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Feu +20
Resistance (source): Psy -20

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.

Attacks

Dard-nuée

Cost: Incolore · Incolore

Damage: 20x

Lancez 3 pièces. Cette attaque inflige 20 dégâts multipliés par le nombre de faces.

Poing dard

Cost: Obscurité · Incolore · Incolore

Damage: 50+

Si le Pokémon Défenseur possède déjà des marqueurs de dégât, cette attaque inflige 50 dégâts plus 20 dégâts supplémentaires.

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
Normal · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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