Maractus 3/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Maractus is 3/91, in position 3 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Forretress ex, and after it is 4 Toedscool. The listed rarity is Common.

Maractus is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Maractus (#556), generation 5 (Unova).

Masako Tomii illustrated this card. The same name is on 10 other cards in the catalog.

Maractus (#556) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Maractus 11/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Masako Tomii illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Maractus list a different HP.

The attack Double Draw lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw 2 cards. Pin Missile is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Once each year, this Pokémon scatters its seeds. They're jam-packed with nutrients, making them a precious food source out in the desert." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Maractus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.