# Cacnea #57/100 — Sandstorm

## Summary

Cacnea in Sandstorm is a bulk common, a Hoenn desert Grass type that fills a binder slot without anyone chasing it. Atsuko Nishida, among the original Pokémon card illustrators, is the draw for completionists, along with the quirky Poison Payback Poke-Body, a small bit of EX-era character. The modelled guide sits at $0.54, down 9% over 30 days on 21 copies traded, with 160 days of inventory on the board; a CGC 10 brings $88, 162 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Sandstorm |
| Number | 57/100 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Atsuko Nishida |
| Release date | 2003-09-18 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 50 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Poison Payback | If Cacnea is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Cacnea is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned. |
| Attack: Light Punch | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Cacnea #331](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/cacnea) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.54** (GUIDE_THIN_SAMPLE; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- 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: +28.60% · 7d change: 0.00% — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $1.95 — as of 2026-11-09T07:54:02.247Z
- Quant score: 26/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-09T09:00:24.228Z — 6 of 11 inputs · 66% weight · -17% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-09-18T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T08:53:41.966Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T08:53:41.211Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-09T02:39:51.160Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T07:53:22.844Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T08:53:41.211Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/sandstorm/cacnea-57)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex2-57%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)