Cacturne 34/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Cacturne is 34/106, in position 34 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Arbok, and after it is 35 Combusken. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Cacturne is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 36. In the Pokédex this is Cacturne (#332), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Cacnea. In this catalog that name is Cacnea (#331).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Cacturne (#332) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2023. The earliest other card is Cacturne 2/100 in Sandstorm (2003). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Cacturne list a different HP.

The attack Pin Missile lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Needle Arm is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat."

I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Cacturne can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.