Maractus 12/114 · Black & White

Black & White is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on April 25, 2011. The printed size is 114. This checklist is longer, at 115 cards. Maractus is 12/114, in position 12 of 115 on this checklist. Before it is 11 Maractus, and after it is 13 Deerling. The listed rarity is Rare.

Maractus is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Maractus (#556), generation 5 (Unova).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

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 11/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Maractus list a different HP.

The attack Constant Rattle lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Flip 3 coins. If 1 of them is heads, this attack does 10 damage. If 2 of them are heads, this attack does 30 damage. If all of them are heads, this attack does 60 damage. Giga Drain is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Arid regions are their habitat. They move rhythmically, making a sound similar to maracas."

I keep a set binder for Black & White, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Black & White set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Maractus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.