Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Cacturne
Battle Styles · #5 · Uncommon · 2021
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Market reference
$0.20
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 183
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Cacnea
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 332
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Cacturne plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Spiny Punch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Cacnea; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Cacturne
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Cacturne?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move."
CPull
Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon.
GCSpiny Punch — 60+
If this Pokémon has any Darkness Energy attached, this attack does 70 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Cacturne was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.03 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.20 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.37 | $19.98 | $0.37 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.09 |
| 30-day average | €0.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.03 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.37 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.32 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.35 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cacturne is real?
Cacturne is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Cacturne worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cacturne is $0.20; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Cacturne from?
Cacturne is from the Pokémon set "Battle Styles" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Cacturne?
Cacturne is a Uncommon card in the Battle Styles set.
Other Cacturne printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
