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|caption={{TCG|Fossil}} print<br>Illus. [[Miki Tanaka]]
|caption=Illus. [[Miki Tanaka]]
|species=Slowpoke
|species=Slowpoke
|evostage=Basic
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{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Psychic|expansion={{TCG|Legendary Collection}}|rarity={{rar|Common}}|cardno=93/110}}
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{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Psychic|expansion={{TCG|Generations}}|rarity={{rar|Common}}|cardno=32/83}}
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==Card text==
==Card text==
===Fossil print===
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Psychic}}
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Psychic}}
{{Cardtext/Attack
{{Cardtext/Attack
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{{Cardtext/Footer}}
{{Cardtext/Footer}}


===Pokédex data (Fossil print)===
===Pokédex data===
{{Carddex
{{Carddex
|type=Psychic
|type=Psychic
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|jdex=いつもボーッとしていて、何を考えているかわからない。尻尾でエサをつるのが得意。
|jdex=いつもボーッとしていて、何を考えているかわからない。尻尾でエサをつるのが得意。
|transdex=It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail.
|transdex=It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail.
|}}
===Generations print===
{{Cardtext/Header|type=Psychic}}
{{Cardtext/Attack
|type=Psychic
|cost={{e|Colorless}}
|name=Spacing Out
|jname=
|jtrans=
|damage=
|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.
|}}
{{Cardtext/Attack
|type=Psychic
|cost={{e|Psychic}}{{e|Psychic}}
|name=Scavenge
|jname=
|jtrans=
|damage=
|effect=Discard a {{e|Psychic}} Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, put an Item card from your discard pile into your hand.
|}}
{{Cardtext/Footer}}
===Pokédex data (Generations print)===
{{Carddex
|type=Psychic
|name=Slowpoke
|species=Dopey
|ndex=079
|height=3'11"
|jheight=1.2
|weight=79.4
|jweight=36.0
|dex=It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail.
}}
}}


==Release information==
==Release information==
This card was released in the English {{TCG|Fossil}} expansion, originating from the Japanese {{TCG|Mystery of the Fossils}} expansion. The illustrator's name, [[Miki Tanaka]], was misspelled as "Miki Takana" on this print. It was later reprinted in the English {{TCG|Legendary Collection}} expansion. It was reprinted again in the English {{TCG|Generations}} expansion with the current card design.
This card was included in the English {{TCG|Fossil}} expansion, first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Mystery of the Fossils}} expansion. The illustrator's name, [[Miki Tanaka]], was misspelled as "Miki Takano" on this print. It was later reprinted in the English {{TCG|Legendary Collection}} expansion.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
This card is extremely similar to another {{TCG ID|Generations|Slowpoke|32}} card released later in the {{TCG|Generations}} expansion, with the only significant playability difference being the effect of '''Scavenge'''. Due to the split of {{TCG|Trainer card}}s only taking effect for cards starting with the release of {{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}, this Slowpoke is still able to retrieve {{TCG|Supporter card}}s and {{TCG|Stadium card}}s from the discard pile, while Generations Slowpoke can only retrieve {{TCG|Item card}}s.
===Origin===
===Origin===
This card's English Fossil [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, whereas the Japanese entry comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}. The Generations Pokédex entry comes from {{g|X}}.
This card's English [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, whereas the Japanese entry comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}.


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[[Category:Mystery of the Fossils cards]]
[[Category:Mystery of the Fossils cards]]
[[Category:Legendary Collection cards]]
[[Category:Legendary Collection cards]]
[[Category:Generations cards]]
[[Category:Illus. by Miki Tanaka]]
[[Category:Illus. by Miki Tanaka]]



Revision as of 08:00, 26 February 2016

Slowpoke LV.18
ヤドン Yadon
Psychic
SlowpokeFossil55.jpg
Illus. Miki Tanaka
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Slowpoke
Type Psychic
HP 50
weakness
Psychic×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Fossil
Rarity Common
English card no. 55/62
Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils
Japanese rarity Common
TCG GB1 set Laboratory
TCG GB1 ID D29
TCG GB2 set Island of Fossil
TCG GB2 ID C41
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Common
English card no. 93/110
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Slowpoke.

Slowpoke (Japanese: ヤドン Yadon) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Colorless Spacing Out [create category]
ぼーっとする
Flip a coin. If heads, remove a damage counter from Slowpoke. This attack can't be used if Slowpoke has no damage counters on it.
PsychicPsychic Scavenge
ゴミあさり
Discard 1 Psychic Energy card attached to Slowpoke in order to use this attack. Put a Trainer card from your discard pile into your hand.


Pokédex data

Psychic
Psychic
Slowpoke - Dopey Pokémon
No. Height Weight
079 3'11" (1.2 m) 79 lbs. (36 kg)
Pokédex entry
Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when under attack.
いつもボーッとしていて、何を考えているかわからない。尻尾でエサをつるのが得意。


Release information

This card was included in the English Fossil expansion, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion. The illustrator's name, Miki Tanaka, was misspelled as "Miki Takano" on this print. It was later reprinted in the English Legendary Collection expansion.

Trivia

This card is extremely similar to another Slowpoke card released later in the Generations expansion, with the only significant playability difference being the effect of Scavenge. Due to the split of Trainer cards only taking effect for cards starting with the release of Diamond & Pearl, this Slowpoke is still able to retrieve Supporter cards and Stadium cards from the discard pile, while Generations Slowpoke can only retrieve Item cards.

Origin

This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.


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