Arceus

Arceus

Arceus appears in the English print of XY Black Star Promos, released on October 12, 2013. Arceus 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 kirisAki.

Collector Insights

Arceus is a Colorless-type Pokémon with 130 HP, featured in the XY series as part of the XY Black Star Promos set, released on October 12, 2013. Its artist is kirisAki, and it holds a Promo rarity. The card includes two attacks: Type Switch, which costs one Colorless energy to select a type and grants the Pokémon that type until the end of the next turn, and Power Blast, requiring four Colorless energy to deal 120 damage while discarding an attached Energy. Arceus has a Fighting weakness that multiplies damage by two. It has a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. The flavor text describes it as a mythical Pokémon born before the universe existed. The card’s design emphasizes its role as a versatile, high-impact threat through its ability to adapt its type and deal significant damage.

It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was born before the universe even existed.

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