Cacturne 2/100 · Sandstorm

Sandstorm is a set in the EX series. It was released on September 18, 2003. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Cacturne is 2/100, in position 2 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 1 Armaldo, and after it is 3 Cradily. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Cacturne is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. 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).

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 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 2004 to 2023. The earliest other card is Team Aqua's Cacturne 1/95 in Team Magma vs Team Aqua (2004). That card is named Team Aqua's Cacturne, while this one is Cacturne. Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. K. Utsunomiya illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 9 other cards of Cacturne list a different HP.

Poison Payback is listed as Poké-Body. If Cacturne is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Cacturne is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned. The attack Feint Attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies or any other effects on that Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Sandstorm, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sandstorm 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.