Hoopa

Hoopa

Hoopa appears in the English print of XY Black Star Promos, released on October 12, 2013. Hoopa is a promo rarity and 130 HP. The XY Black Star Promos set contains 216 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Yoshinobu Saito.

Collector Insights

Hoopa is a Psychic-type Pokémon with 130 HP, featured in the XY series as part of the XY Black Star Promos set. It has a retreat cost of two Colorless energy and no resistances, making it vulnerable to Psychic-type attacks with a ×2 weakness. The card includes two attacks: Hyperspace Punch, which costs one Colorless energy and deals 20 damage to two of the opponent’s Pokémon while ignoring Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon, and Portal Strike, a more powerful move requiring three Psychic energy that deals 130 damage but cannot be used during the player’s next turn. The flavor text describes Hoopa as a being capable of seizing anything it desires with its six rings and six arms, though its power is sealed in a smaller form. Artist Yoshinobu Saito designed the card, and its rarity is listed as Promo. The card’s set was released on October 12, 2013, and it is part of the XY series. Its unique combination of attacks and vulnerabilities defines its gameplay mechanics within the Pokémon TCG.

It is said to be able to seize anything it desires with its six rings and six huge arms. With its power sealed, it is transformed into a much smaller form.

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