Maractus (Black & White 11)

Maractus   マラカッチ Maracacchi

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Maractus Type Grass HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Black & White Rarity English card no. 11/114 Japanese expansion Beginning Set Japanese card no. 005/037 Expansion McDonald's Collection English card no. 2/12 Japanese expansion Beginning Set + Japanese card no. 005/034 Japanese expansion Beginning Set Pikachu Version Japanese card no. 005/034 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Maractus.

Maractus (Japanese: マラカッチ Maracacchi) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Black & White expansion.

Card text

Mega Drain メガドレイン 20

Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon.

Pin Missile ミサイルばり 20×

Flip 4 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.

Pokédex data

Grass Grass Maractus - Cactus Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
556	3'03" (1.0 m)	61.7 lbs. (28.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It uses an up-tempo song and dance to drive away the bird Pokémon that prey on its flower seeds.
アップテンポの　おどりと　おとで　はなの　タネを　ねらう　てんてきの　とりポケモンを　おいはらうのだ。

Release information

This card was included in the English Black & White expansion, first released in the Japanese Beginning Set. It was reprinted as a Confetti Holofoil in the McDonald's Collection available in North America during June 2011. In Japan, it was later included in the Beginning Set + and Beginning Set Pikachu Version.

Trivia

The Height on the McDonald's Collection print is mistakenly printed as 3'07" instead of the correct 3'03".

Origin

Mega Drain and Pin Missile are both moves in the Pokémon games that Maractus can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black.

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