Apricorn Forest

Apricorn Forest

Apricorn Forest appears in the Japanese print of Wind from the Sea, released on May 24, 2002. Apricorn Forest is a uncommon rarity. The Wind from the Sea set contains 90 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Midori Harada.

Collector Insights

Apricorn Forest is a Stadium card from the Wind from the Sea set, released on May 24, 2002. It is classified as a Uncommon rarity card and features artwork by Midori Harada. The card enables a unique in-game action during a player's turn, allowing them to check their Bench's status before attacking. If the Bench is not full, the player flips a coin, with heads triggering a specific sequence. The player reveals a basic Energy card from their hand and searches their deck for a Basic Pokémon of the same type as the revealed Energy card. This Pokémon is then placed on the Bench, followed by shuffling the deck. The card’s flavor text emphasizes strategic resource management and interaction between Energy cards and Pokémon placements. Its design integrates mechanics that influence gameplay through conditional actions and deck management.

Once during each player's turn (before attacking), if that player's Bench isn't full, that player flips a coin. If heads, that player shows his or her opponent a basic Energy card from his or her hand. Then, that player searches his or her deck for a Basic Pokémon card of the same type (color) as the revealed Energy card and puts it onto his or her Bench. The player shuffles his or her deck afterward.

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