Pooka
Pretend Gyarados Pikachu
#151/298 in XY Promos, Promo, 70 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
- Set
- XY Promos
- Card number
- #151/298
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 70 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- August 1, 2013
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Original name
- ギャラドスごっこピカチュウ
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Collector Notes
Pretend Gyarados Pikachu
Pretend Gyarados Pikachu appears in the Japanese print of XY Promos, released on August 1, 2013. Pretend Gyarados Pikachu is a promo rarity and 70 HP. The XY Promos set contains 298 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Kouki Saitou.
Collector Insights
Pretend Gyarados Pikachu is a Pokémon card with 70 HP, featuring two distinct attacks. The first attack, "Try to Get Angry," requires two Colorless Energy and deals 10× damage, with the multiplier depending on the number of damage counters on the Pokémon. This attack also involves flipping a coin, where heads increases the damage output. The second attack, "Thunderbolt," demands three Energy—two Lightning and one Colorless—and deals fixed 80 damage. It also mandates discarding all Energy attached to the Pokémon. The card is part of the XY Promos set, released on August 1, 2013, and is classified as a Promo rarity. Artist Kouki Saitou designed the card's artwork. The card’s strategic versatility lies in its ability to adapt damage output based on battlefield conditions. Its dual attacks offer both offensive flexibility and resource management options.
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