Iron Moth (Paradox Rift 28)

Iron Moth   テツノドクガ Tetsunodokuga

Illustration rare print Illus. Takeshi Nakamura

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Iron Moth Type Fire HP 130 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Paradox Rift Rarity English card no. 028/182 Japanese expansion Future Flash Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 012/066 English expansion Paradox Rift Rarity English card no. 187/182 Japanese expansion Future Flash Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 069/066 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Iron Moth.

Iron Moth (Japanese: テツノドクガ Tetsunodokuga) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Paradox Rift expansion.

Card text

Thermal Reactor サーマルリアクター

Once during your turn, when this Pokémon moves from your Bench to the Active Spot, you may move any amount of Energy from your other Pokémon to it.

Heat Ray ねっせん 120

During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Heat Ray.

Pokédex data

Iron Moth - Paradox Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
0994	3'11" (1.2 m)	79.4 lbs. (36.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
No records exist of this species being caught. Data is lacking, but the Pokémon's traits match up with an object described in an old book.
捕獲例は ゼロ。 データ不足。 古い 書物に 記された 物体と 特徴が 一致。

Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art illustration rare card in the Paradox Rift expansion, first released in the Japanese Future Flash expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Kouki Saitou, while the Full Art illustration rare print features artwork by Takeshi Nakamura. A Non Holofoil version of the Regular card was included in the Paradox Rift Build & Battle Box. A Reverse Holofoil version of the Regular card featuring a "GameStop" stamp was given out to customers spending at least $15 on Pokémon TCG products at GameStop stores in the United States and Canada from November 3, 2023.^[1] A Cosmos Holofoil version of the Regular card was included in the Iron Valiant ex Box, released on November 17, 2023.

Gallery

Regular print Illus. Kouki Saitou	Illustration rare print Illus. Takeshi Nakamura	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• The artwork on the illustration rare print of this card forms a combined illustration with the illustration rare print of Slither Wing from the Paradox Rift expansion.
• In the official YouTube trailer for Paradox Rift cards uploaded on August 13, 2023, the illustration rare print for this card is numbered 188/182 instead of 187/182.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Violet.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.