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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Although this Pokémon is level 28, {{p|Wartortle}} does not evolve into Blastoise until level 36.
Although this Pokémon is level 28, {{p|Wartortle}} does not evolve into Blastoise until level 36. Perhaps as a reference to Team Rocket's attempt at using sound waves to force evolution in the video games.
===Origin===
===Origin===
{{m|Hydro Cannon}} is a [[move]] later introduced in the [[Generation III]] [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Blastoise}} can learn. The Japanese name of Hydro Cannon is spelled ハイドロキャノン rather than ハイドロカノン as in the video games.
{{m|Hydro Cannon}} is a [[move]] later introduced in the [[Generation III]] [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Blastoise}} can learn. The Japanese name of Hydro Cannon is spelled ハイドロキャノン rather than ハイドロカノン as in the video games.

Revision as of 23:24, 15 January 2015

Dark Blastoise LV.28
わるいカメックス Bad Kamex
Water
DarkBlastoiseTeamRocket3.jpg
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Evolution stage
Wartortle
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Dark Wartortle
Card name Dark Blastoise
Type Water
HP 70
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Team Rocket
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 3/82
Japanese expansion Rocket Gang
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Expansion Team Rocket
Rarity Rare
English card no. 20/82
TCG GB2 set We Are Team Rocket
TCG GB2 ID G15
Japanese expansion Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese card no. 044/048
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 4/110
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Blastoise.

Dark Blastoise (Japanese: わるいカメックス Bad Kamex) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Team Rocket expansion.

Card text

WaterWater
Hydrocannon
ハイドロキャノン
30+
Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
WaterColorlessColorless
Rocket Tackle
ロケットタックル
40
Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)


Pokédex data

Water
Water
Blastoise - Shellfish Pokémon
No. Height Weight
009 5'3" (1.6 m) 189 lbs. (86 kg)
Pokédex entry
An aggressive Pokémon that tackles anything it sees.
好戦的な性格で、相手がなんであれ、タックルしてくる。


Release information

This card was first released as both a Holofoil and Non-Holofoil card as part of the Team Rocket expansion, originating as a Holofoil card from the Rocket Gang expansion in Japan. In Japan, it was reprinted as a Non-Holofoil card in the Pokémon Web expansion. It was also reprinted in the English Legendary Collection as a Holofoil card, and included in the Turmoil Theme Deck as an exclusive Non-Holofoil card.

Trivia

Although this Pokémon is level 28, Wartortle does not evolve into Blastoise until level 36. Perhaps as a reference to Team Rocket's attempt at using sound waves to force evolution in the video games.

Origin

Hydro Cannon is a move later introduced in the Generation III Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn. The Japanese name of Hydro Cannon is spelled ハイドロキャノン rather than ハイドロカノン as in the video games.


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