Dwarf Mouthbrooder

Betta dimidiata

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).

Betta dimidiata

Photo: © R.J. Blach (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

Betta dimidiata is a species of gourami endemic to Kalimantan Barat in Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of swamp forest and forest streams, and can grow to a length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Betta dimidiata, 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: 3 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 973 mg

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 36
DEF 57

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fish: HP 33, ATK 30 and DEF 37 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 3 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.
Size: 973 mg: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.