Celestial Storm

Cacturne CES 20/168

CESFRUncommon
Cacturne CES 20

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?
Look at the bottom of your card: you should read CES 20/168 there. Its illustration is signed Atsuko Nishida.
Which set does it come from?
It comes from the Celestial Storm set, released here on 3 August 2018.

When it came out

Celestial Storm landed here on 3 August 2018.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

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

HP
110
Type
Grass
Stage
Stage 1
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Number
20/168
Set
Celestial StormCES
Illustrated by
Atsuko Nishida

Its Ability

Poison PaybackRetour de Poison

If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent’s attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned.Si ce Pokémon est votre Pokémon Actif et qu’il subit les dégâts d’une attaque de votre adversaire (même si ce Pokémon est mis K.O.), le Pokémon Attaquant est maintenant Empoisonné.

Its attacks

Feint AttackFeinte

This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. This damage isn’t affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on that Pokémon.Cette attaque inflige 50 dégâts à l’un des Pokémon de votre adversaire. Ces dégâts ne sont pas affectés par la Faiblesse, la Résistance ou tout autre effet en action sur ce Pokémon.

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 has an Ability, Poison Payback. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 5,427 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 ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 5,427 tournament lists we have read, 1,255 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.

The other cards of this Pokémon

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