Coachella Giant Sand Treader Cricket

Macrobaenetes valgum

Insectstrong against fungi, fish

Rare

Swarm

While active with another insect in play, each of its attacks also hits the opposing bench for 10, without knocking them out (20 with two others).

Macrobaenetes valgum

Photo: © nmoorhatch (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Fungi
Fish

Weak against

Amphibians
Arachnids

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

Macrobaenetes valgum, the Coachella giant sand treader cricket, is a species of insect in the family Rhaphidophoridae. It is endemic to the United States.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Macrobaenetes valgum, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Rare.

Observations: 45 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 300 mg

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from130 points, the Rare budget

Every Rare card has 130 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 34
ATK 42
DEF 54

How they’re shared out:

Type: Insect: HP 32, ATK 39 and DEF 29 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 45 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.
Size: About 300 mg: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.