Cacnea Great Encounters #62

Card #62 · Illustrated by Saya Tsuruta

50 HPGrassPokémonBasic

Ungraded · blended

$1.34

▲ 4.8% · 30d

Range $1 → $2
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Raw$1.34

PSA 920.6× raw$28

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Cacnea is a Common Pokémon card from Great Encounters (#62), illustrated by Saya Tsuruta. It's a Basic Grass-type Pokémon with 50 HP, weak to Fire +10. Its current blended market value is $1.34 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#9 most valuable Cacnea of 16 #102 most valuable in Great Encounters of 106

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$1.32

LPLightly Played$0.78

MPModerately Played$0.50

HPHeavily Played$0.25

7-day▲ 0.8%

30-day▲ 4.8%

90-day▲ 10.9%

All-time high$1

All-time low$1

Other printingsNormal · $0.28

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$1

Normal$0

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$1.32

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 9		$28$22–$28

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$1.50

Period high

$1.86

Period low

$0.29

Change

▲ 38.9%

Recent sold prices

Last hammer price

$28

PSA 9 · 11 May 2026

Typical PSA 9

$28

Auction lots · last 90 days

Liquidity

Thin

0 in last 30 days

PSA 92008 Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Great Encounters Reverse Holo Cacnea #62 PSA 9 MINTWeekly Sunday Auction #225 · 11 May 2026$28

Real completed hammer prices from Fanatics Collect weekly and premier auctions, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title.

Population across graders

CGC202 gradedCGC 10 · 114 · 56% gem rate

10114

9.514

920

8.510

812

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Cacnea 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$44

Raw $1.34 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $27.56
after ~$70.27 grading fee → 20.6× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 9	$27.56	$70.27	−$44	20.6×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Cross-market prices

53% spread

TCGplayer · cheapest$1

PriceCharting · dearest$2

Currently 53% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +5%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 53% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

93% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

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Card text

Sand Attack

Colorless

If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.

Poison Sting20

Grass · Colorless

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness Fire +10Resistance Water -20Retreat 1

“By storing water in its body, this desert dweller can survive 30 days without water.”

About the Pokémon

Cactus PokémonGEN IIICacnea → Cacturne

CACNEA lives in arid locations such as deserts. It releases a strong aroma from its flower to attract prey. When prey comes near, this POKéMON shoots sharp thorns from its body to bring the victim down.

Card details

SetGreat Encounters →

Number#62

RarityCommon

PokémonAll Cacnea cards →

GenerationGen III · Hoenn →

ArtistSaya Tsuruta →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesBasic

TypeGrass

HP50

WeaknessFire +10

ResistanceWater -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#331

Card IDdp4-62

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Cacnea cards

There are 9 different Cacnea printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Great Encounters #62 (Common).