Patagonian Seahorse

Hippocampus patagonicus

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).

Hippocampus patagonicus

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

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

The Patagonian seahorse (Hippocampus patagonicus) is a species of marine fish of the family Syngnathidae. It inhabits coastal waters from northeastern Brazil to Chubut, Argentina. It generally is found at shallow depths attached to natural or artificial substrates. This species is ovoviviparous, with males brooding eggs in a brood pouch before giving birth to live young.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Hippocampus patagonicus, 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: 42 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 7.8 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 35
ATK 37
DEF 58

How they’re shared out:

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