California Sheephead

Bodianus pulcher

Fishstrong against mammals, arachnids

Rare

School

While active with another fish in play, a fish on your bench absorbs up to 9 of the damage this card takes, without being knocked out (18 with two others).

Bodianus pulcher

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In battle

Strong against

Mammals
Arachnids

Weak against

Birds
Insects

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

The species

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

Observations: 1,872 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 7.5 kg
Diet: Carnivore

What it eats (GloBI)

Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

iNaturalist

Where its stats come from130 points, the Rare budget

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

HP 41
ATK 44
DEF 45

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fish: HP 33, ATK 30 and DEF 37 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 1,872 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.
Size: 7.5 kg: big animals hit hard, extra ATK.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.