Cacnea

Cacnea

Cacnea appears in the English print of Great Encounters, released on February 1, 2008. Cacnea is a common rarity and 50 HP. The Great Encounters set contains 106 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Saya Tsuruta.

Collector Insights

Cacnea is a Grass-type Pokémon with 50 HP and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. It features two attacks: Sand Attack, which costs one Colorless energy and prevents the defending Pokémon from attacking during the opponent’s next turn by forcing a coin flip, and Poison Sting, which costs one Grass and one Colorless energy to deal 20 damage and poison the defending Pokémon. The card has a resistance to Water-type attacks, reducing damage by 20, but is weak to Fire-type attacks, which increase damage by 10. It was first released in the Great Encounters set from the Diamond & Pearl series on February 1, 2008, and is classified as a Common rarity. The card’s flavor text describes the Pokémon as capable of storing water in its body to survive up to 30 days without water. Artist Saya Tsuruta designed the card, and it is numbered 62 in the series. Itsdex entry lists it as Pokémon number 331.

By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive 30 days without water.

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