Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Cacturne
Great Encounters · #34 · Uncommon · 2008
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Market reference
$0.64
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 34 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Cacnea
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 332
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 (Needle Arm) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥40 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 — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Cacturne?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat."
CCPin Missile — 20×
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
DCCNeedle Arm — 50+
If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:R+20
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.17 | $0.50 | $19.68 | $0.64 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.19 | $2.69 | $41.10 | $2.75 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.14 |
| 7-day average | €0.24 |
| 30-day average | €0.21 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.65 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.80 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.83 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.91 |
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 $0.64; 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 "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Cacturne?
Cacturne is a Uncommon card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Cacturne printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
