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Team Aqua's Cacturne

Team Magma vs Team Aqua / #1/95

Team Aqua's Cacturne

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Team Magma vs Team Aqua
Rarity (source)
Holo Rare
Illustrator
K. Utsunomiya
Source reference
ex4-1

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About the species

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.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

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)
Grass · Darkness
Stage (source)
Stage1
Pokédex number
332
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2

Printed card text — English

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Attacks

Dark Bind

Cost: Darkness

Damage: 10

You may discard a Darkness Energy card attached to Team Aqua's Cacturne. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Poison Barb

Cost: Grass · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Documented variants

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

  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • holo · standard
  • reverse · standard

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