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Cacnea
BREAKthrough 4/162 • common
- Set
- BREAKthrough
- Number
- 4/162
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2015
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $0.70
- Artist
- Yuka Morii
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.
It prefers harsh environments such as deserts. It can survive for 30 days on water stored in its body.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
Cacnea was released as card number 4/162 in the BREAKthrough expansion, which debuted in November 2015 as part of the XY series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set was notable for introducing the BREAK Evolution mechanic, a horizontal card design that allowed players to stack a new evolution stage directly onto a Pokémon. The set captured the mid-2010s aesthetic of the game, bridging the gap between the original XY era and the later expansions that featured more complex mechanical innovations.
The artwork for this particular Cacnea was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida, one of the most prolific and influential artists in the franchise’s history. Nishida, widely recognized for her foundational work on the character designs for Pikachu and Bulbasaur, utilized a clean, approachable style for this common card. Her depiction emphasizes the character's desert-dwelling, cactus-like nature while maintaining the soft, vibrant color palette consistent with the standard common-rarity cards of the XY era.
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