Poplar Budgall Mite

Aceria parapopuli

Arachnidstrong against insects, birds

Common

Venom

While active with another arachnid in play, its target loses 4 HP at the start of each of its turns, as long as it stays active (7 with two others).

Aceria parapopuli

In battle

Strong against

Weak against

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

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

Where its stats come from100 points, the Common budget

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

How they’re shared out:

Type: Herbivorous arachnid: HP 57, ATK 28 and DEF 15 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 1,891 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.
Size: About 0.3 mg: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.