Cacturne 42/127 · Platinum

Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Cacturne is 42/127, in position 42 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 41 Bronzong G, and after it is 43 Carnivine. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Cacturne is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 44. 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).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 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). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Cacturne list a different HP.

The attack Spike Wound lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. This attack does 50 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Poison Experiment is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Darkness. You may discard a Grass or Darkness Energy attached to Cacturne. If you discard a Grass Energy, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If you discard a Darkness Energy, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire +20. Retreat cost is 2. 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 Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Cacturne can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.