Beddome's Black Earth Snake

Melanophidium punctatum

Reptilestrong against amphibians, mammals

Rare

Scales

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

Melanophidium punctatum

Photo: © Dr. Raju Kasambe (original photo) · CC BY-SA 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

Melanophidium punctatum, commonly known as Beddome's black shield-tail snake or Beddome's black earth snake, is a species of shield-tail snake endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Melanophidium punctatum, 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: 73 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 38
ATK 43
DEF 49

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.