Cacturne 6/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Cacturne is Pokédex #332, generation 3 (Hoenn). Cacturne is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Cacnea. In this catalog that name is Cacnea (#331).

Cacturne sits at 6/198 in Scarlet & Violet, position 6 of 258. Before it is 5 Cacnea, and after it is 7 Tropius. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

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 Spike Shot lists 110 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move." The regulation mark is G.

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 2021. The earliest other card is Cacturne 2/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and DOM illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 12 other cards of Cacturne list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads DOM. I count 36 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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