Rocket's Technical Machine 01 #127 from Pokémon VS - Uncommon - Illustrated by "Big Mama" Tagawa
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Rocket's Technical Machine 01

#127/151 in Pokémon VS, Uncommon, illustrated by "Big Mama" Tagawa.

Card number
#127/151
Rarity
Uncommon
Language
Japanese
Release date
August 19, 2001
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Collector Notes

Rocket's Technical Machine 01

Rocket's Technical Machine 01 appears in the Japanese print of Pokémon VS, released on August 19, 2001. Rocket's Technical Machine 01 is a uncommon rarity. The Pokémon VS set contains 151 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by "Big Mama" Tagawa.

Collector Insights

Rocket's Technical Machine 01 is a technical machine card from the Pokémon VS set, released on August 19, 2001. It is numbered 127 and classified as Uncommon rarity. The card features artwork by "Big Mama" Tagawa and includes a single attack named Elemental Burn. To use this attack, the player must expend one Fire, Water, and Lightning Energy, totaling a converted energy cost of three. The attack instructs the player to discard all Energy cards attached to their Pokémon and deals 20 damage to each of their opponent's Pokémon. Notably, this attack bypasses the usual application of Weakness and Resistance. The flavor text describes attaching the card to a Pokémon named Rocket, allowing it to use this attack instead of its own, while also triggering the discard of Rocket's Technical Machine 01 at the end of the player's turn. The card's design and mechanics are centered around strategic resource management and direct damage output.

Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon that has Rocket in its name. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. At the end of your turn, discard Rocket's Technical Machine 01.

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