Altaria

Altaria

Altaria appears in the English print of Great Encounters, released on February 1, 2008. Altaria is a rare rarity and 80 HP. The Great Encounters set contains 106 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Kagemaru Himeno.

Collector Insights

Altaria is a Pokémon card from the Diamond & Pearl series, part of the Great Encounters set released in 2008. It is numbered 12 and classified as a Rare card, featuring a Colorless type with a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. The card has 80 HP and resists Fighting-type attacks by 20, while it is weak to Colorless-type attacks by 20. Altaria possesses two attacks: Dragonbreath, which costs one Colorless energy and deals 40 damage, flipping a coin to potentially paralyze the defending Pokémon, and Cotton Cloud, which requires three Colorless energy to deal 60 damage and reduces future damage from evolved Pokémon during the opponent’s next turn. The card’s artwork is credited to artist Kagemaru Himeno, and its flavor text describes the Pokémon as resembling a fluffy cloud in flight and producing a soprano-like hum. Altaria’s design reflects its nature as a Flying-type Pokémon, though its mechanics focus on defensive and situational effects. The card’s balance of offense and conditional defense aligns with its role in competitive play.

It looks like a fluffy cloud when it is in flight. It hums with its soprano voice.

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