Defender (Base Set 80)

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Defender
ディフェンダー Defender
Trainer

Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi
Expansion Base Set
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 80/102
Expansion Base Set 2
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 109/130
Card GB set Colosseum
Card GB ID A46
Card GB 2 set Legendary Power
Card GB 2 ID B55

Defender (Japanese: ディフェンダー Defender) is a Trainer. It is part of the Base Set.

Contents

Card text

Attach Defender to 1 of your Pokémon. At the end of your opponent's next turn, discard Defender. Damage done to that Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Release information

This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.

Trivia

Origin

Defender is the Japanese name of X Defend, an item in the Pokémon games. The Japanese name of the item was either used for the English card by mistake, or was intentionally used as 'Defender' is inscribed on the side of the object in the card's artwork.

This Pokémon Trading Card article is part of Project TCGDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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