Cacnea 62/106 · Great Encounters

Cacnea is Pokédex #331, generation 3 (Hoenn). Cacnea is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Cacturne, Cacturne (#332) under evolves to.

Cacnea sits at 62/106 in Great Encounters, position 62 of 106. Before it is 61 Buizel, and after it is 63 Caterpie. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Sand Attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Poison Sting is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Fire +10. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive 30 days without water."

Cacnea (#331) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2023. The earliest other card is Cacnea 57/100 in Sandstorm (2003). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Cacnea list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Saya Tsuruta. I count 123 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Great Encounters set binder is where a full Great Encounters set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Cacnea can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.