Zebra Loach

Botia striata

Fishstrong against mammals, arachnids

Epic

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).

Botia striata

Photo: © Lerdsuwa (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 zebra loach (Botia striata) is a freshwater loach endemic to a small area within the rivers and streams of the Western Ghats in India. They are a source of food and income to the Katkari people, and a popular aquarium fish loved for their dazzling appearance.

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

Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Epic.

Observations: 14 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 4.7 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from145 points, the Epic budget

Every Epic card has 145 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 42
ATK 41
DEF 62

How they’re shared out:

Type: Fish: HP 33, ATK 30 and DEF 37 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 14 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.