Cacturne

Cacturne

Cacturne appears in the English print of Great Encounters, released on February 1, 2008. Cacturne is a uncommon rarity and 80 HP. The Great Encounters set contains 106 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Midori Harada.

Collector Insights

Cacturne is a Darkness-type Pokémon with 80 HP. It features two attacks: Pin Missile, which costs two Colorless Energy and deals 20 damage multiplied by the number of heads from three flipped coins, and Needle Arm, requiring Darkness and two Colorless Energy to deal 50 damage plus an additional 20 if the defending Pokémon has existing damage counters. The card includes a resistance to Psychic-type attacks, reducing damage by 20, and a weakness to Fire-type attacks, increasing damage by 20. Designed by artist Midori Harada, it belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series, specifically the Great Encounters set, released in February 2008. The card’s flavor text describes it as active at night, hunting prey weakened by daytime desert conditions. Its retreat cost is one Colorless Energy, and it has no listed abilities or rules. Cacturne is classified as a Uncommon rarity card in the Pokémon TCG.

It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat.

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