Dusky Grasshopper

Encoptolophus costalis

Insectstrong against fungi, fish

Common

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).

Encoptolophus costalis

Photo: © Sam Kieschnick (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

Encoptolophus costalis, known generally as the western clouded grasshopper or dusky grasshopper, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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

No global status on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.

Observations: 1,713 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 600 mg

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Where its stats come from100 points, the Common budget

Every Common card has 100 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 30
ATK 34
DEF 36

How they’re shared out:

Type: Insect: HP 32, ATK 39 and DEF 29 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 1,713 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.