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Gengar
#5/62 in Fossil, Rare Holo, 80 HP, Psychic, illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi.
- Set
- Fossil
- Card number
- #5/62
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80 HP
- Type
- Psychic
- Language
- English
- Release date
- October 10, 1999
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
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Collector Notes
Gengar
Gengar appears in the English print of Fossil, released on October 10, 1999. Gengar is a rare holo rarity and 80 HP. The Fossil set contains 62 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Keiji Kinebuchi.
Collector Insights
Gengar is a Psychic-type Pokémon with 80 HP and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. It features the ability Curse, which allows moving a damage counter from one of the opponent's Pokémon to another during your turn, provided Gengar is not asleep, confused, or paralyzed. The card’s attack, Dark Mind, costs three Psychic energy and deals 30 damage, additionally inflicting 10 damage to a Benched opponent Pokémon while ignoring Weakness and Resistance. Gengar resists Fighting-type attacks by 30 damage. The card’s flavor text describes a Pokémon that thrives under a full moon, mimicking human shadows to provoke fear. Designed by artist Keiji Kinebuchi, this Rare Holo card belongs to the Fossil set, released in 1999 as part of the Base series. It carries the number 5 in its series and is associated with the thematic color #a8837d.
Under a full moon, this Pokémon likes to mimic the shadows of people and laugh at their fright.
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