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Cacnea

Cacnea

Great Encounters · #62 · Common
🎨 Illustrated by Saya Tsuruta
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$2.72
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HP 50·GGrass·Basic
CSand Attack
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
GCPoison Sting20
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness R +10Resistance W -20Retreat C
By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive 30 days without water.

Cacnea is card #62 of 106 in Great Encounters (2008), a Common illustrated by Saya Tsuruta. At about $2.72 it is the #86 most valuable card in the set. In a Great Encounters booster it turns up about once every 8 packs. It is one of 17 Cacnea cards printed so far.

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$2.72
PSA 8 · NM-Mint
$4.08
PSA 9 · Mint
$7.62
PSA 9.5 · Mint+
$12.24
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$21.76
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

Cacnea through the years

Cacnea2003SandstormCacnea2005EmeraldCacnea2007Power KeepersCacnea2008Great EncountersCacnea2009PlatinumCacnea2013Plasma FreezeCacnea2017Crimson InvasionCacnea2021Shining Fates
See Cacnea in all 14 years

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Questions

How much is Cacnea (Great Encounters) worth?

An ungraded Cacnea from Great Encounters sells for about $2.72. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $21.76 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $7.62.

How rare is Cacnea?

It is a Common, and it shows up about once every 8 Great Encounters packs.

Who illustrated Cacnea?

Saya Tsuruta drew the art for this card.

Can I open Great Encounters packs for free?

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