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{{ | {{TCGTrainerCardInfobox | | ||
cardname=Tropical Tidal Wave | | cardname=Tropical Tidal Wave | | ||
jname=トロピカルタイダルウェーブ | | jname=トロピカルタイダルウェーブ | | ||
jtrans=Tropical Tidal Wave | | jtrans=Tropical Tidal Wave | | ||
image= | image=TropicalTidalWaveNintendoPromo27.jpg | | ||
caption=Illus. [[Sumiyoshi Kizuki]] | caption=Worlds 2005 Nintendo Promo 27<br>Illus. [[Sumiyoshi Kizuki]] | | ||
Worlds | reprints=3 | | ||
reprint1=TropicalTidalWaveNintendoPromo36.jpg | | |||
class= | recaption1=Worlds 2006 Nintendo Promo 36<br>Illus. [[Sumiyoshi Kizuki]] | | ||
reprint2=TropicalTidalWaveHGSSPromo18.jpg | | |||
recaption2=Worlds 2010 HGSS Promo 18<br>Illus. [[Sumiyoshi Kizuki]] | | |||
class=Goods | | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{ | {{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Item|expansion={{TCG|Nintendo Black Star Promos}}|cardno=027|jpexpansion={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}}} | ||
{{ | {{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Item|expansion={{TCG|Nintendo Black Star Promos}}|cardno=036|jpexpansion={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}}} | ||
{{ | {{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Item|expansion={{TCG|HGSS Black Star Promos}}|cardno=HGSS18|jpexpansion={{TCG|L-P Promotional cards}}}} | ||
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Footer|class=Item}} | |||
'''Tropical Tidal Wave''' is a | '''Tropical Tidal Wave''' (Japanese: '''トロピカルタイダルウェーブ''' ''Tropical Tidal Wave'') is a {{TCG|Trainer card}} ({{TCG|Item card}} in Japan). It was first released as one of the {{TCG|Nintendo Black Star Promos}}. | ||
==Card text== | ==Card text== | ||
{| | {{TCGTrainerText | | ||
| | position=Top | | ||
| | class=Item | | ||
|} | print=Worlds 2005 print | | ||
effect=Flip a coin. If heads, discard all Trainer cards your opponent has in play. If tails, discard all Trainer cards (excluding Supporter cards) you have in play. | | |||
}} | |||
{{TCGTrainerText | | |||
position=Bottom | | |||
class=Item | | |||
print=Worlds 2010 print | | |||
effect=Flip a coin. If heads, discard all Trainer and Stadium cards your opponent has in play. If tails, discard all Trainer and Stadium cards you have in play. | | |||
}} | |||
==Release information== | ==Release information== | ||
Tropical Tidal Wave was first released at Worlds 2005, and was later released at Worlds in both 2006 and 2010. Each reprint features artwork to coincide with whatever the latest game is at the time: the Worlds 2006 print features {{p|Wailmer}} and {{p|Munchlax}} to prepare for the release of [[Generation IV]], and the Worlds 2010 print features {{p|Hoppip}} and {{p|Marill}}, two Pokémon introduced in [[Generation II]], which had just received the remakes {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. | |||
For each primary iteration of this card, a nine-card commemorative collection was given to participating players at the start of the tournament. The collection consists of seven prints of Tropical Tidal Wave in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, along with two special cards featuring a themed design of the current World Championships; one advertising the forthcoming World Championship Decks and one advertising the date and venue for the following World Championships. Special stamped versions of the English print were also awarded to staff who helped oversee the event and to the top-ranking players in each division of the tournament. All Worlds 2010 prints of this card are numbered HGSS18 with the exception of the Japanese print, which is an unnumbered {{TCG|L-P Promotional cards|L-P Promotional card}}. | |||
===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
{{TCGGallery | | |||
type=Item | | |||
image1=TropicalTidalWaveNintendoPromo27.jpg | | |||
caption1=Worlds 2005 print | | |||
illus1=Sumiyoshi Kizuki | | |||
image2=TropicalTidalWaveNintendoPromo36.jpg | | |||
caption2=Worlds 2006 print | | |||
illus2=Sumiyoshi Kizuki | | |||
image3=TropicalTidalWaveHGSSPromo18.jpg | | |||
caption3=Worlds 2010 print | | |||
illus3=Sumiyoshi Kizuki | | |||
}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Even though the regular versions of this card are available in seven languages, the top-ranking stamped versions are only in English. | |||
*Two copies of each of the top-ranking versions are awarded to respective players across the three divisions making a total of 192 top thirty-two versions, 96 top sixteen versions, 48 quarter-finalist versions, 24 semi-finalist versions, and 12 finalist versions at each Worlds. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{Project | {{Project TCG notice}} | ||
[[Category:Nintendo Black Star Promotional cards]] | [[Category:Nintendo Black Star Promotional cards]] | ||
[[Category:Promotional cards]] | |||
[[Category:HGSS Black Star Promotional cards]] | |||
[[Category:L-P Promotional cards]] | |||
[[Category:Illus. by Sumiyoshi Kizuki]] | [[Category:Illus. by Sumiyoshi Kizuki]] | ||
[[de:Tropische Flutwelle (TCG)]] | |||
[[ja:トロピカルタイダルウェーブ]] | [[ja:トロピカルタイダルウェーブ]] |
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Tropical Tidal Wave (Japanese: トロピカルタイダルウェーブ Tropical Tidal Wave) is a Trainer card (Item card in Japan). It was first released as one of the Nintendo Black Star Promos.
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Release information
Tropical Tidal Wave was first released at Worlds 2005, and was later released at Worlds in both 2006 and 2010. Each reprint features artwork to coincide with whatever the latest game is at the time: the Worlds 2006 print features Wailmer and Munchlax to prepare for the release of Generation IV, and the Worlds 2010 print features Hoppip and Marill, two Pokémon introduced in Generation II, which had just received the remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
For each primary iteration of this card, a nine-card commemorative collection was given to participating players at the start of the tournament. The collection consists of seven prints of Tropical Tidal Wave in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, along with two special cards featuring a themed design of the current World Championships; one advertising the forthcoming World Championship Decks and one advertising the date and venue for the following World Championships. Special stamped versions of the English print were also awarded to staff who helped oversee the event and to the top-ranking players in each division of the tournament. All Worlds 2010 prints of this card are numbered HGSS18 with the exception of the Japanese print, which is an unnumbered L-P Promotional card.
Gallery
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Trivia
- Even though the regular versions of this card are available in seven languages, the top-ranking stamped versions are only in English.
- Two copies of each of the top-ranking versions are awarded to respective players across the three divisions making a total of 192 top thirty-two versions, 96 top sixteen versions, 48 quarter-finalist versions, 24 semi-finalist versions, and 12 finalist versions at each Worlds.
Origin
This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. |