Walrein

Walrein

Walrein appears in the English print of Rising Rivals, released on May 16, 2009. Walrein is a rare rarity and 140 HP. The Rising Rivals set contains 120 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by kawayoo.

Collector Insights

Walrein is a Water-type Pokémon with 140 HP, featuring a retreat cost of four Colorless Energy. It possesses the ability Gather Ice, a Poké-Power that allows attaching multiple Water Energy cards from the player’s hand when evolving a Pokémon during their turn. The card’s attack, Cold Crush, requires two Water and two Colorless Energy to deal 70 damage and forces the discard of an Energy card from both Walrein and the defending Pokémon. Walrein’s weaknesses include a Metal-type attack with a +30 damage boost. The card is part of the Platinum series, released in the Rising Rivals set on May 16, 2009, and is classified as a Rare card. Its design emphasizes resilience, with flavor text highlighting its ability to shatter ice and resist enemy attacks through thick blubber. The artwork by kawayoo complements its aquatic theme and evolutionary role in the game.

It shatters ice with its big tusks. Its thick blubber repels not only the cold, but also enemy attacks.

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