Relicanth

Relicanth

Relicanth appears in the English print of Great Encounters, released on February 1, 2008. Relicanth is a uncommon rarity and 70 HP. The Great Encounters set contains 106 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Relicanth is a Water-type Pokémon with 70 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. Its attacks include Primal Calling, which allows the player to search their deck for up to three Trainer Cards with Fossil in their names, reveal them to the opponent, and add them to their hand before shuffling the deck. The second attack, Sleep Swirl, requires two Colorless energy to deal 30 damage and induce sleep on both Relicanth and the defending Pokémon. The card has no resistances but is weak to Lightning, taking an additional 20 damage. It was first released in the Great Encounters set as part of the Diamond & Pearl series. The card’s flavor text describes it as a rare Pokémon discovered during deep-sea exploration that has remained unchanged for over 100 million years. Artist Ken Sugimori designed the card, which holds an uncommon rarity rating.

A rare Pokémon discovered during a deep-sea exploration. It has not changed in over 100 million years.

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