Cacturne · Scarlet & Violet, what to know.
About the Cacturne card
Cacturne is card 6 of 250 in Scarlet & Violet, released in March 2023, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 130 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Cacnea, which places Cacturne deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by DOM.
The card's flavor text gives Cacturne a line of lore: "Packs of them follow travelers through the desert until the travelers can no longer move."
What is Cacturne worth?
Cacturne is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Cacturne before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Cacturne grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Cacturne
Raw copies of Cacturne are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Cacturne is the practical move.
