Archeops

Archeops

Archeops appears in the English print of Plasma Blast, released on August 14, 2013. Archeops is a rare holo rarity and 120 HP. The Plasma Blast set contains 105 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Kouki Saitou.

Collector Insights

Archeops is a Fighting-type Pokémon with 120 HP. It features an artist named Kouki Saitou and is part of the Black & White series, released in the Plasma Blast set on August 14, 2013. The card includes two attacks: Acrobatics, which costs a single Fighting energy and deals 20+ damage, with additional damage for each heads flipped during the attack, and Swift Dive, requiring two Fighting energies to deal 100 damage, but reducing the base damage to 50 if the Pokémon’s remaining HP is 50 or less. Archeops has no resistances and is weak to Grass-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card’s flavor text describes the Pokémon as running faster than it flies, capable of taking off into the sky at a speed of 25 mph. It has no retreat cost and is classified as a Rare Holo card. The card’s design and mechanics align with its thematic focus on speed and aerial movement.

It runs better than it flies. It takes off into the sky by running at a speed of 25 mph.

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