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Cacnea

Crimson Invasion / #5/111

Cacnea

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Crimson Invasion
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Anesaki Dynamic
Source reference
sm4-5

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.

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Card details

HP
60
Type (source)
Grass
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
331
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2

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

It lives in arid locations. Its yellow flowers bloom once a year.

Attacks

Sucker Punch

Cost: Grass

Damage: 10+

If this Pokémon has any Darkness Energy attached to it, this attack does 30 more damage.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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