Pooka
Defender
#80/102 in Base, Uncommon, illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi.
- Set
- Base
- Card number
- #80/102
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Language
- English
- Release date
- January 9, 1999
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
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Collector Notes
Defender
Defender appears in the English print of Base, released on January 9, 1999. Defender is a uncommon rarity. The Base set contains 102 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Keiji Kinebuchi.
Collector Insights
Defender is a Trainer card from the Base series, released in 1999 as part of the Base set. It is numbered 80 and classified as Uncommon rarity. The card is illustrated by artist Keiji Kinebuchi and features a themecolor of #bcb893. Its rules specify that it can be attached to one of the player’s Pokémon, where it reduces damage dealt to that Pokémon by 20 during the opponent’s next turn. The effect applies after accounting for Weakness and Resistance, and Defender is discarded at the end of the opponent’s turn. The card does not include any attacks, abilities, types, or retreat costs. It serves as a support card with a specific strategic function tied to damage mitigation.
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