Archen

Archen

Archen appears in the English print of Plasma Blast, released on August 14, 2013. Archen is a uncommon rarity and 70 HP. The Plasma Blast set contains 105 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mizue.

Collector Insights

Archen is a Fighting-type Pokémon with 70 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. Its sole attack, Wing Attack, requires two Colorless energy to deal 20 damage. The card includes an ability called Prehistoric Call, which allows the player to place Archen on the bottom of their deck from the discard pile once per turn. Archen’s weaknesses include Grass-type attacks multiplied by two, and it has no resistances. The card’s flavor text describes it as a creature revived from an ancient fossil, living in treetops and hopping between branches. It belongs to the Black & White series, released in 2013 as part of the Plasma Blast set. The card was illustrated by artist Mizue and is classified as a Uncommon rarity. Rules specify that Archen can only be placed on the Bench using the effect of Plume Fossil.

It was revived from an ancient fossil. Not able to fly, it lived in treetops and hopped from one branch to another.

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