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Dark Persian LV.28
わるいペルシアン Bad Persian
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Dark Persian (Japanese: わるいペルシアン Bad Persian) is a Colorless-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Team Rocket expansion.
Card text
Team Rocket and Legendary Collection prints
Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now
Poisoned.
Wizards Black Star Promotional print
If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon.
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now
Poisoned.
Pokédex data
Popular with women because of its beautiful fur. The leader of the Rockets keeps one as a pet.
毛並みの美しさから、鑑賞用として飼う女性も多い。ロケット団のボスのペットでもある。
Release information
This card was included in the Team Rocket expansion with artwork by Shin-ichi Yoshida, first released in the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion. A promotional print featuring different artwork by Ken Sugimori was available as an insert with the third volume of Pokémon Card Fan Club, released November 18, 1997. This print features the Rocket Gang expansion symbol and has Giovanni in the illustration. It was reprinted as a Wizards Black Star Promo, with Giovanni removed from the artwork, and released as an insert with the August 2000 issue of Nintendo Power magazine. A number of the prints of this card were printed without HP. Most of these error cards were destroyed, but some of them saw release. The Team Rocket print was reprinted as a Holofoil card in the Legendary Collection reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.
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| Nintendo Power magazine insert
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Trivia
The Nintendo Power insert erroneously states that Dark Persian is a Basic Pokémon.
The Japanese version of this card has the face of Giovanni as the background image instead of a holographic pattern.
Origin
Fascinate and Tempt's Japanese names are that of Captivate, a move later introduced in the Generation IV Pokémon games that Persian can learn.
