Trapinch

Trapinch

Trapinch appears in the English print of Rising Rivals, released on May 16, 2009. Trapinch is a common rarity and 50 HP. The Rising Rivals set contains 120 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Atsuko Nishida.

Collector Insights

Trapinch is a Fighting-type Pokémon with 50 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy. It possesses the Poké-Power ability Gather Sand, allowing it to search its discard pile for a basic Fighting card and attach it to itself during its turn. The card’s attack, Grind, costs one Colorless Energy and deals 10 times the damage based on the number of Energy cards attached to Trapinch. It resists Lightning-type attacks by 20 and is weak to Water-type attacks, which deal 10 more damage. The flavor text describes Trapinch as a desert predator that creates conical pits to ambush prey. Released in the Rising Rivals set under the Platinum series in 2009, this Common rarity card is illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. Its design aligns with the series’ thematic focus on competitive battling, emphasizing strategic resource management through its unique ability. The card’s mechanics reflect its role as a versatile support Pokémon in gameplay scenarios.

It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.

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