Cacnea 5/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Cacnea is 5/198, in position 5 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 4 Breloom, and after it is 6 Cacturne. The listed rarity is Common.

Cacnea is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Cacnea (#331), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Tika Matsuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 48 other cards in the catalog.

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 2021. The earliest other card is Cacnea 57/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Tika Matsuno illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Cacnea list a different HP.

Counterattack Quills is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is damaged by an attack from your opponent's Pokémon (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 3 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. The attack Light Punch lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It prefers harsh environments, such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body." The regulation mark is G.

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