Maractus 12/264 · Fusion Strike

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

Maractus sits at 12/264 in Fusion Strike, position 12 of 284. Before it is 11 Leavanny, and after it is 13 Shelmet. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Peck lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Ditch and Shake is another attack lists 50× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Discard any number of Pokémon Tool cards from your hand. This attack does 50 damage for each card you discarded in this way. 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 E.

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 Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and 0313 illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Maractus list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 0313. I count 62 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fusion Strike set binder is where a full Fusion Strike set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Maractus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.