Pokémon · Platinum
Cacnea
Platinum · #67 · Common · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 67 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Cacturne
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki
- Pokédex #
- 331
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Cacnea plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Cacnea
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
More by Sumiyoshi Kizuki
This card was illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
Building around Cacnea?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive 30 days without water."
CSneaky Attack — 10+
If Cacnea has any Darkness Energy attached to it, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.
GShoot Needle
Flip 2 coins. For each heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon and this attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can choose the same Pokémon more than once, but you can't do more than 10 damage to that Pokémon in this way.)
Weakness:R+10
Resistance:W-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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.34 | $19.98 | $0.36 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.33 | $1.66 | $19.98 | $1.90 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.23 |
| 30-day average | €0.16 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.17 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.19 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.52 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.87 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.82 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cacnea is real?
Cacnea 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 Cacnea worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cacnea is $0.36; 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 Cacnea from?
Cacnea is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Cacnea?
Cacnea is a Common card in the Platinum set.
Other Cacnea printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
