Maractus 11/114 · Black & White

Maractus is Pokédex #556, generation 5 (Unova). Maractus is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 80 HP.

Maractus sits at 11/114 in Black & White, position 11 of 115. Before it is 10 Lilligant, and after it is 12 Maractus. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on April 25, 2011. The printed size is 114. This checklist is longer, at 115 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Mega Drain lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Pin Missile is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds."

Maractus (#556) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Maractus 12/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Maractus list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black & White set binder is where a full Black & White set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Maractus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.