Tepig (BW Promo 7)

Tepig   ポカブ Pokabu

Illus. Shin Nagasawa

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Tepig Type Fire HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion BW Black Star Promos English card no. BW07 Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 019/BW-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Tepig.

Tepig (Japanese: ポカブ Pokabu) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the BW Black Star Promos.

Card text

Singe

こがす

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned.

Firebreathing

ひをふく

10+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.

Pokédex data

Tepig - Fire Pig Pokémon

No.

498

Height

1'08" (0.5 m)

Weight

21.8 lbs. (9.9 kg)

Pokédex entry

It can deftly dodge foe's attacks while shooting fireballs from its nose. It roasts berries before it eats them.

てきの　こうげきを　みがるに　よけて　はなから　ひのたまを　うちだす。ほのおで　きのみを　やいて　たべる。

Release information

This card was released as one of the Holofoil BW Black Star Promos in both Black & White Blisters: the three pack and the two pack. In Japan, this card was released as a promotional card during a shirt campaign by clothing company Uniqlo starting March 14, 2011.

Trivia

Origin

Firebreathing is an attack that first appeared on Blaine's Magmar from Gym Heroes. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black.

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