Dark Slowking

Dark Slowking

Dark Slowking appears in the English print of Neo Destiny, released on February 28, 2002. Dark Slowking is a rare rarity. The Neo Destiny set contains 113 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Tomokazu Komiya.

Collector Insights

Dark Slowking is a Psychic-type Pokémon from the Neo series, featured in the Neo Destiny set released on February 28, 2002. It has a Pokédex number of 199 and is classified as a Rare card. The Pokémon’s retreat cost requires two Colorless energy, and its converted retreat cost is two. Dark Slowking’s primary attack, Mind Shock, costs two Psychic energy to deal 30 damage and bypasses Weakness or Resistance for this strike. The card includes a unique ability called Cunning, allowing the player to flip a coin during their turn to inspect the opponent’s deck and potentially shuffle it, provided Dark Slowking is not in a status condition like Sleep, Confusion, or Paralysis. Its flavor text describes Shellder on its head releasing enzymes that enhance its intelligence through repeated yawning. Dark Slowking is vulnerable to Psychic-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card’s artwork is illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya, and its theme color is a deep reddish-brown.

Each time it yawns, the Shellder on its head releases an enzyme that makes it grow even smarter.

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