Calcium#20 Blast type

Calcium (Ca) element facts for kids

Your bones and teeth are mostly a calcium stone. Chalk, limestone, marble, and cement are calcium rocks too.

Blastthe Bone Stone

Battle stats

7 Toughness Light, soft-ish metal

+1 Power Reacts with water and air

3 Speed A very light atom

Real facts

1Your bones and teeth are a calcium mineral.
2Marble and chalk are calcium stones.
3A calcium flame is brick-red.

Moves

Skeleton WallGuard

Goes first. Take half damage this round. Not twice in a row.

Bones are hard because they are packed with calcium.

Lime DustHit

A clean hit.

Chalk, limestone, and cement dust are all calcium rocks crumbling.

Marble FormTrick

Small hit plus a status. Once per card. Causes: Stuck.

Marble is a calcium rock that was squeezed until it became a statue stone.

Battle type

BlastAlkali and alkaline-earth metals.

Type bonus: +1 power on every hit.

Beats×2

LifeReactive metals react violently with water, and living things are mostly water. Real science

Weak to×2

Noble gasInert gases can smother burning by keeping oxygen out. Real science

Real science: it happens, though not always. Game rule: keeps battles fair.

Alkaline Earth family: Bone-and-stone metals. Calmer than alkalis, but still reactive.

Bond buddies

On the same team, these cards boost each other. They are buddies because the elements join up in real chemistry.

Real life: bonePhosphorus #015

Calcium quick facts

Calcium quick facts
Atomic number	20
Symbol	Ca
Family	Alkaline earth metal
Group (column)	2
Period (row)	4
State at room temperature	Solid
Discovered	1808, Humphry Davy (first isolated)

Interesting facts about calcium

Calcium is the most common metal in your body, mostly in your bones and teeth.
Chalk, limestone and marble are made of calcium carbonate.
Seashells are mostly calcium carbonate too.
Calcium turns a flame orange-red.

What are Calcium's moves, and the real science behind them?

Skeleton Wall

In the game: Big defense boost. The real science: Bones are hard because they are packed with calcium.

Lime Dust

In the game: Lower accuracy (dust cloud). The real science: Chalk, limestone, and cement dust are all calcium rocks crumbling.

Marble Form

In the game: Harden for a turn. The real science: Marble is a calcium rock that was squeezed until it became a statue stone.

What does Calcium bond with?

Calcium and Phosphorus: together in real life they make bone

Where does Calcium fit among the nine types?

Calcium is Blast type. Blast is the type for the alkali and alkaline earth metals, the two reactive metal columns on the left that react hard with water. It hits Life cards for double damage and takes double damage from Noble gas. Read Elemon's nine types vs. the real element families for the full map.

Calcium in the game
Elemon type	Blast
Hearts	2
Strong against (×2)	Life
Weak to (×2)	Noble gas
Resists (×½)	none
Type power	+1 power on every hit.

Want calcium on the table? Its card is in the free printable first 20 element cards, and it is one of the first 20 elements most classes start with.