{"product_id":"team-aquas-cacturne-1-95-cosmos-holo-pokemon-ex-team-magma-vs-team-aqua-raw","title":"Team Aqua's Cacturne 1\/95 Cosmos Holo Pokémon EX Team Magma VS Team Aqua Raw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCacturne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries: \u003c\/strong\u003eEX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeam Magma VS Team Aqua\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard Number: \u003c\/strong\u003e1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eN\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRaw\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eK. Utsunomiya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eType: \u003c\/b\u003eGrass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-entity svelte-qcdalo\"\u003eTeam Aqua's Cacturne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1\/95 is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eCosmos Holo Rare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGrass\/Darkness-type Stage 1 Pokémon card from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eEX Team Magma vs Team Aqua\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e, released on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eNovember 11, 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby The Pokémon Company and illustrated by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-entity svelte-qcdalo\"\u003eK. Utsunomiya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e, a Japanese artist whose clean, angular linework and cool aquatic palettes brought a sense of coiling, predatory tension to this one of the franchise's first dual-type Pokémon in the English TCG. As an 80 HP Pokémon that evolves from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-entity svelte-qcdalo\"\u003eTeam Aqua's Cacnea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e, it carries a Weakness to Fire-type attacks (×2), no Resistance, and a Retreat Cost of two Colorless Energy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eThe EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua set was the fourth expansion of the EX era and the first English set to introduce\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003edual-typed Pokémon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e, with all team-owned cards carrying a Darkness component to signify the villainous allegiance of their owners, and it was also the final expansion to include the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eDot-Code strip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealong the bottom edge for scanning with the Pokémon-e Reader device.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eIn terms of decks and strategy, Team Aqua's Cacturne's two attacks make it one of the most tactically efficient Holo Rares in the entire EX era.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eDark Bind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecosts a single Darkness Energy, deals 10 damage, and allows the player to discard a Darkness Energy card attached to Cacturne to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eParalyze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Defending Pokémon—a powerful status-condition tool that could lock down a high-HP attacker like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-entity svelte-qcdalo\"\u003eTeam Magma's Groudon ex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-entity svelte-qcdalo\"\u003eTeam Aqua's Kyogre ex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor a full turn at the cost of a single Energy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003ePoison Barb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecosts one Grass and two Colorless Energy, deals 40 damage, and applies the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003ePoisoned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econdition to the Defending Pokémon, creating a persistent 10-damage-per-turn chip that punishes high-HP attackers over multiple turns. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eIn 2004–2006 competitive formats, this dual-attack design made Cacturne a cornerstone of Team Aqua-themed Grass\/Darkness decks, where Dark Bind provided reliable disruption and Poison Barb delivered consistent damage with a lingering status condition. The card's dual typing meant it could use both Grass and Darkness Energy for its attacks, giving it exceptional flexibility in energy investment, and its role as the first card in the set (1\/95) made it a natural centerpiece for any Team Aqua-themed strategy built around the set's exclusive search mechanics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003eCollectors love the Team Aqua's Cacturne for its unique position as the very first card in the EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua checklist, a milestone that gives it special significance for collectors tracking the set's design history and the franchise's introduction of dual-type Pokémon to the English TCG. K. Utsunomiya's illustration—depicting Cacturne in a coiled, aggressive pose with its thorny barbs extended and its small, calculating eyes locked forward against a dark, aquatic backdrop adorned with the Team Aqua bubble motif—captures the raw, serpentine cunning of the species in a style that stands out among the more conventional artwork of the set's other Holo Rares like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-entity svelte-qcdalo\"\u003eTeam Aqua's Crawdaunt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-entity svelte-qcdalo\"\u003eTeam Aqua's Kyogre ex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e. The Cosmos Holo treatment elevates the card's visual appeal with its shifting, star-patterned foil that catches light at different angles, and the card's permanently fixed supply—combined with over 20 years of natural wear from the population of EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua cards that were opened, played, and traded in the mid-2000s—ensures that quality raw copies remain a steady target for both set completionists and players of Unlimited format tournaments who still appreciate the creative status-condition mechanics of one of the EX era's most thematically cohesive expansions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard Number \/ Rarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\/95 \/ Holo Rare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard Type \/ HP \/ Stage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrass Darkness \/ 80 \/ Stage 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttack 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[D] Dark Bind (10)\u003cbr\u003eYou may discard a Darkness Energy card attached to Team Aqua's Cacturne. If you do, the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttack 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[2G] Poison Barb (40)\u003cbr\u003eThe Defending Pokemon is now Poisoned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeakness \/ Resistance \/ Retreat Cost:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eR \/ None \/ 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product-details__price-guide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-guide\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-guide__side-panel\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"price-guide__near-mint-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"near-mint__header price-guide__near-mint__header\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"svelte-1fz0gqk\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStock Image(s) Shown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll cards are professionally rated for quality assurance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll cards come sleeved, cards above $5 in value come toploaded. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__item-details__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor in hand images please reach out via contact form. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Near mint (NM)","offer_id":52824038211871,"sku":"528240382118_F888","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Near Mint (NM) (Swirl(","offer_id":52824067113247,"sku":"52824038211871_NearMint(NM)DEB7A","price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light Played (LP)","offer_id":52824038244639,"sku":"52824038211871_LightPlayed(85097","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Moderately Played (MP)","offer_id":52824038277407,"sku":"52824038211871_ModeratelyPl9488A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Heavily Played (HP)","offer_id":52824038310175,"sku":"52824038211871_HeavilyPlaye5A18D","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Damaged (D)","offer_id":52824038342943,"sku":"52824038211871_Damaged(D)_0949B","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/8006\/6591\/files\/TeamAqua_sCacturne1_95CosmosHoloPokemonEXTeamMagmaVSTeamAquaRaw.webp?v=1787942026","url":"https:\/\/curatedcollectables.ca\/products\/team-aquas-cacturne-1-95-cosmos-holo-pokemon-ex-team-magma-vs-team-aqua-raw","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}