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Torterra
#39/133 in Platinum, Rare, 140 HP, Grass, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
- Set
- Platinum
- Card number
- #39/133
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140 HP
- Type
- Grass
- Language
- English
- Release date
- February 11, 2009
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
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Collector Notes
Torterra
Torterra appears in the English print of Platinum, released on February 11, 2009. Torterra is a rare rarity and 140 HP. The Platinum set contains 133 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Kagemaru Himeno.
Collector Insights
Torterra is a Grass-type Pokémon with 140 HP. It has a retreat cost of four Colorless Energy and no resistances. The card features two attacks: Green Blast, which costs one Grass and two Colorless Energy to deal 40 damage plus 10 additional damage for each Grass Energy attached to all of your Pokémon, and Soothing Scent, requiring two Grass and two Colorless Energy to deal 80 damage and put the defending Pokémon to sleep. The flavor text describes Torterra as a creature that births other Pokémon on its back, emphasizing its ecological role. It was released in the Platinum series on February 11, 2009, as a Rare card with the number 39. The artist, Kagemaru Himeno, designed the illustration. Torterra’s only weakness is to Fire-type attacks, which deal 30 more damage. The card’s design reflects its connection to nature and its role in the Pokémon world.
Some Pokémon are born on a TORTERRA's back and spend their entire life there.
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