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Cacturne Platinum #42 Pokémon card
Uncommon

Cacturne Platinum #42

Card #42 · Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
90 HPGrassPokémonStage 1
Ungraded · blended
$3.84
10.0% · 30d
Range $4 → $4
2 grading companies tracked
Confidence high · How we price →
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Cacturne is a Uncommon Pokémon card from Platinum (#42), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. It's a Stage 1 Grass-type Pokémon with 90 HP, evolving from Cacnea, weak to Fire +20. Its current blended market value is $3.84 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$3.84
LPLightly Played$1.91
MPModerately Played$0.97
DMGDamaged$0.75
7-dayflat
30-day 10.0%
90-day 48.3%
All-time high$4
All-time low$2
Other printingsNormal · $0.56

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$4
Normal$1

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

Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$3.84
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 8$30$30$30
PSA 7$10$10$10
“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
$0.88
Period high
$1.84
Period low
$0.52
Change
19.3%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA4 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate
92
81
71
CGC38 gradedCGC 10 · 4 · 11% gem rate
104
97
8.511
86
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Cacturne 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

$44
Raw $3.84 → graded PSA 8$30.00
after ~$70.29 grading fee → 7.8× the raw value
Target gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 8$30.00$70.29$447.8×

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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Where to buy

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Cross-market prices

4% spread
TCGplayer · cheapest$4
PriceCharting · dearest$4

Currently 4% 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 +10%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 4% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

89% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0

Card text

Evolves from Cacnea.

Spike Wound
Colorless · Colorless
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. This attack does 50 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Poison Experiment20
Grass · Darkness
You may discard a Grass or Darkness Energy attached to Cacturne. If you discard a Grass Energy, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If you discard a Darkness Energy, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness Fire +20Retreat 2

It becomes active at night, seeking prey that is exhausted from the day's desert heat.

About the Pokémon

Scarecrow PokémonGEN IIICacneaCacturne

During the daytime, CACTURNE remains unmoving so that it does not lose any moisture to the harsh desert sun. This POKéMON becomes active at night when the temperature drops.

Card details

Number#42
RarityUncommon
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 1
TypeGrass
HP90
Evolves fromCacnea
WeaknessFire +20
Retreat cost2
National Pokédex#332
Card IDpl1-42
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Cacturne cards

There are 9 different Cacturne printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Platinum #42 (Uncommon).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Cacturne (Platinum #42) worth?

As of 2 July 2026, Cacturne from Platinum is worth approximately $3.84 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.

Is Cacturne rare?

Cacturne is a Uncommon card from Platinum (card #42), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Its current blended market value is $3.84 ungraded.