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Cacturne

Cacturne

Great Encounters · #34 · Uncommon
🎨 Illustrated by Midori Harada
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$3.87
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HP 80·DDarkness·Stage 1·Evolves from Cacnea
CCPin Missile20×
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
DCCNeedle Arm50+
If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness R +20Resistance P -20Retreat C
It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat.

Cacturne is card #34 of 106 in Great Encounters (2008), a Uncommon illustrated by Midori Harada. At about $3.87 it is the #80 most valuable card in the set. In a Great Encounters booster it turns up about once every 10 packs. It is one of 14 Cacturne cards printed so far.

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In the Great Encounters set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$3.87
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$5.80
PSA 9 · Mint
$10.84
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$17.41
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$30.96
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value

Cacturne through the years

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Questions

How much is Cacturne (Great Encounters) worth?

An ungraded Cacturne from Great Encounters sells for about $3.87. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $30.96 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $10.84.

How rare is Cacturne?

It is a Uncommon, and it shows up about once every 10 Great Encounters packs.

Who illustrated Cacturne?

Midori Harada drew the art for this card.

Can I open Great Encounters packs for free?

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