Great Encounters

Cacnea

GEFR62· Common
Cacnea GE 62

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
50
Type
Grass
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
+10
Resistance
-20
Number
62/106
Set
Great EncountersGE
Illustrated by
Saya Tsuruta

Its attacks

Sand AttackJet de sable

If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.Si le Pokémon Défenseur essaye d'attaquer lors du prochain tour de votre adversaire, celui-ci lance une pièce. Si c'est pile, cette attaque est sans effet.

Poison StingDard-venin

20

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.Le Pokémon Défenseur est maintenant Empoisonné.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire +10. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 916 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Great Encounters landed here on 1 February 2008.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 16 Cacnea cards on one page, priciest first.

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