Tropical Wind (Nintendo Promo 26)

Tropical Wind トロピカルウインド Tropical Wind Trainer

Illus. Sumiyoshi Kizuki 2004 Print (Spectator Version) English expansion Nintendo Black Star Promos English card no. 26 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Japanese expansion "P" Promotional cards Japanese card no. 8/"P" English expansion DP Black Star Promos English card no. DP05 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards English expansion DP Black Star Promos English card no. DP25 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards

Tropical Wind is a Trainer card. It was first released as a Japanese Unnumbered Promotional card and has been printed several times in English, as part of the Nintendo Black Star Promos set and the DP Black Star Promos set.

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Release information

This card was first released in Japanese as a participation prize in the 1999 Tropical Mega Battle tournament. It was reprinted with updated Generation II artwork by the same artist on e-card stock for the 2001 Tropical Mega Battle tournament. The first English version of the card was featured in the Nintendo Black Star Promos set, with updated Generation III art by the same artist. A seven-card set (the same card in seven languages) was given to participating players at Worlds 2004. Stamped versions were also awarded to players who ranked consistently high in the tournament. It was later reprinted with updated Generation IV art by the same artist as a DP Black Star Promo and given to participants at Worlds 2007 and Worlds 2008. The same seven card set and foil stamp versions were also available in 2007 and 2008.

Gallery

Tropical Mega Battle 1999 Version	Tropical Mega Battle 2001 Version	Worlds 2004 Spectator Version	Worlds 2004 Participant Version
Worlds 2004 Staff Version	Worlds 2004 Top Sixteen Version	Worlds 2004 Quarter Finalist Version	Worlds 2004 Semi-Finalist Version
Worlds 2004 Finalist Version	Worlds 2007 Participant Version	Worlds 2007 Staff Version	DP05 Tropical Wind 32.jpg Worlds 2007 Top Thirty-Two Version
DP05 Tropical Wind 16.jpg Worlds 2007 Top Sixteen Version	DP05 Tropical Wind 8.jpg Worlds 2007 Quarter Finalist Version	DP05 Tropical Wind 4.jpg Worlds 2007 Semi-Finalist Version	DP05 Tropical Wind 2.jpg Worlds 2007 Finalist Version
Worlds 2008 Participant Version	Worlds 2008 Staff Version	DP25 Tropical Wind 32.jpg Worlds 2008 Top Thirty-Two Version	DP25 Tropical Wind 16.jpg Worlds 2008 Top Sixteen Version
DP25 Tropical Wind 8.jpg Worlds 2008 Quarter Finalist Version	DP25 Tropical Wind 4.jpg Worlds 2008 Semi-Finalist Version	DP25 Tropical Wind 2.jpg Worlds 2008 Finalist Version

Trivia

• Every version of the card features a Psyduck in a hammock, sharing it or often being disturbed by Pokémon that are relative to the generation the card was released in.
• The Worlds 2004 promotional card is the only card to have a spectator version (i.e. with no stamp); those produced in 2005 onwards all have stamps.
• The Worlds 2004 top ranking stamp versions were only awarded to the top 16 players. This was increased to the top 32 players starting at Worlds 2005.

Origin

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.