Moltres (Wizards Promo 21)

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Moltres LV.33
ファイヤー Fire
Fire
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Illus. Naoyo Kimura
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Moltres
Type Fire
HP 70
weakness
None
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
 
English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no. 21
Japanese expansion Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese card no. 043/048
Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards
Expansion Supreme Victors
Rarity SuperRare Holo
English card no. 149/147
Japanese card no. 098/100
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Moltres.

Moltres (Japanese: ファイヤー Fire) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Wizards Black Star Promos set.

Card text (Wizards promo print)

Attacks

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Pokédex data

Species Flame Pokémon
Length 6'7" (2m)
Weight 132 lbs (60Kg)
Pokémon No. 146
Entry The flames on this legendary Pokémon's wings burn so brightly that they can make night seem like day.

Card text (Supreme Victors print)

Attacks

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Pokédex data

Pokémon No. 146
Species Flame Pokémon
Length 6'07" (2m)
Weight 132.3 lbs. (60 kg)
Entry The flames on this legendary Pokémon's wings burn so brightly that they can make night seem like day.

Release information

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was released as a special card by All Nippon Airlines throughout August and September in 1999 with artwork by Toshinao Aoki. Passengers flying in conjunction with the "Pokémon Getaways" campaign could redeem their boarding passes for the 2 card set including Moltres and Zapdos. The English version was given away in the first few weeks of the theatrical release of Pokémon The Movie 2000 with then English-exclusive artwork by Naoyo Kimura.
The card was reprinted in Japan with the English artwork in Pokémon Web. The original Japanese artwork was eventually featured on English cards when reprinted in Supreme Victors as a retro card.

Trivia

  • The initial print of the Wizards promo erroneously credited Toshinao Aoki as the illustrator, who illustrated the Japanese promo. Wizards rectified the error, with subsequent prints correctly crediting Naoyo Kimura as the illustrator. However, the change was brought about close to or after the release of the film, so it is likely to assume fewer people received the correct version later into the campaign compared to those who received the misprint earlier.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Yellow, though it is slightly reworded.

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