#25 Lapras - Next Destinies (bw4)
Lapras is a Water-type Pokémon with 100 HP, featured in the Black & White series under the Next Destinies set, released on February 8, 2012. It is classified as a Rare card and illustrated by Kouki Saitou. The Pokémon has a retreat cost of two Colorless energy and no resistances, making it vulnerable to Lightning-type attacks with a ×2 weakness. Its attacks include Call for Family, which requires one Water energy to search the deck for up to two Basic Pokémon and place them on the Bench, then shuffle the deck, and Reckless Charge, which uses two Colorless energy to deal 40 damage while inflicting 20 damage to itself. The card’s flavor text highlights Lapras’s affinity for traveling across the sea with humans and Pokémon, emphasizing its ability to comprehend human speech. Lapras’s design aligns with its role as a versatile support Pokémon, offering strategic flexibility through its deck-searching ability. Its balanced energy requirements and straightforward mechanics reflect its positioning in competitive play.
Type
Pokémon
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Kouki Saitou
Release Date
2/8/2012

Next Destinies
Black & White
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