Ceylon Keelback

Aspidura ceylonensis

Reptilestrong against amphibians, mammals

Rare

Scales

While active with another reptile in play, it takes 3 less damage (6 with two others).

Aspidura ceylonensis

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

In battle

Strong against

Amphibians
Mammals

Weak against

Birds
Fungi

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

The species

Aspidura ceylonensis, also known as the Ceylon keelback, black-spined snake, or slender mould snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Sri Lanka.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Aspidura ceylonensis, 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: 12 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 31 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 37
ATK 41
DEF 52

How they’re shared out:

Type: Reptile: HP 36, ATK 30 and DEF 34 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 12 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.
Size: 31 g: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.