Strange Cave

Strange Cave

Strange Cave appears in the Japanese print of Mirage Forest, released on June 30, 2005. Strange Cave is a uncommon rarity. The Mirage Forest set contains 86 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ryo Ueda.

Collector Insights

Strange Cave is a stadium card from the Mirage Forest set, released on June 30, 2005. It is numbered 81 and carries an Uncommon rarity, illustrated by artist Ryo Ueda. The card’s flavor text describes a rule allowing players to place specific Pokémon—such as Omanyte, Kabuto, or Lileep—onto their Bench from their hand, treating them as Basic Pokémon for the duration of the turn. This ability provides a strategic advantage by altering the battlefield dynamics. The card’s unique function emphasizes its role in facilitating deck interactions. Its design aligns with the set’s thematic focus on ancient creatures and environmental settings. As a stadium card, it does not possess traditional attack or defense statistics. The card’s instructions are clear and concise, ensuring straightforward gameplay integration.

Once during each player's turn, that player may put an Omanyte, Kabuto, Aerodactyl, Aerodactyl ex, Lileep, or Anorith onto his or her Bench from his or her hand. Treat the new Benched Pokémon as Basic Pokémon.

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