Western Massasauga

Sistrurus tergeminus

Reptilestrong against amphibians, mammals

Common

Scales

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

Sistrurus tergeminus

Photo: © Meghan Cassidy (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

Sistrurus tergeminus, also known commonly as the western massasauga, is a species of rattlesnake native to the southwestern plains of the United States and northern Mexico. Like all rattlesnakes, it is a pit viper and is venomous.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Sistrurus tergeminus, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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

Observations: 1,939 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 363 g
Diet: Carnivore

Its known vertebrate prey (GloBI)

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from100 points, the Common budget

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

HP 30
ATK 38
DEF 32

How they’re shared out:

Type: Reptile: HP 36, ATK 30 and DEF 34 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 1,939 observations on iNaturalist: the better known a species is, the more HP it has.
Predator: 13 known vertebrate prey: extra ATK.
Size: 363 g: big animals hit hard, extra ATK.
Variation: A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.