# Maractus #12/114 — Black & White

## Summary

Maractus is a Gen V cactus with a small but devoted following, and a standard Rare from the opening Unova set sat a tier below that set's real chase slots. Kouki Saitou is a long-serving illustrator, so completionists and Unova nostalgics are the realistic audience here. A $0.94 modelled guide, up 3% over 30 days on 6 copies traded, says bulk, with 160 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.11 out of Journey Together.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Black & White |
| Number | 12/114 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2011-04-25 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Constant Rattle | cost Grass — Flip 3 coins. If 1 of them is heads, this attack does 10 damage. If 2 of them are heads, this attack does 30 damage. If all of them are heads, this attack does 60 damage. |
| Attack: Giga Drain | cost Grass/Grass/Grass — damage 50 — Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to the Defending Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Water -20 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Maractus #556](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/maractus) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.94** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $2.37 — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z
- Quant score: 67/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-15T23:01:03.018Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-15T23:01:01.769Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T03:35:11.400Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-15T23:01:01.768Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/black-white/maractus-12)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw1-12%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)