Yunnan Newt

Tylototriton shanjing

Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids

Rare

Toxic skin

While active with another amphibian in play, any card that hits it loses 6 HP, without being knocked out (12 with two others).

Tylototriton shanjing

Photo: © Huangdaniel30 (original photo) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Insects
Arachnids

Weak against

Reptiles
Fungi

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

The species

Tylototriton shanjing, the emperor newt, Mandarin newt, or Mandarin salamander, is a highly toxic newt native to Yunnan and parts of South China. It is sometimes seen in private collections and is potentially available for sale at certain reptile and amphibian-specializing pet stores and occasionally through captive breeders.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Tylototriton shanjing, 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: 142 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: about 15 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from130 points, the Rare budget

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

HP 39
ATK 40
DEF 51

How they’re shared out:

Type: Amphibian: HP 37, ATK 30 and DEF 33 out of 100 to start.