Emolga (Emerging Powers 32)

Emolga   エモンガ Emonga

Illus. Kouki Saitou

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Emolga Type Lightning HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost None English expansion Emerging Powers Rarity English card no. 32/98 Japanese expansion Black Collection Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 021/053 Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 081/BW-P Expansion McDonald's Collection 2012 English card no. 6/12 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Emolga.

Emolga (Japanese: エモンガ Emonga) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Emerging Powers expansion.

Card text

Thundershock [create category] でんきショック 10

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

Acrobatics アクロバット 10+

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads.

Pokédex data

Emolga - Sky Squirrel Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
587	1'04" (0.4 m)	11.0 lbs. (5.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
The energy made in its cheeks' electric pouches is stored inside its membranes and released while it is gliding.
ほほの　でんきぶくろで　つくった　でんきを　まくの　うちがわに　ためて　かっくうしながら　でんきを　はなつ。

Release information

This card was originally released in the Black Collection with artwork by Kouki Saitou. It was later reprinted as one of the BW-P Promotional cards with a commemorative stamp awarded to those who participated in the Rotation Battle or Open Challenge at the Summer Carnival from July 23 to August 28. The English print was included in the Emerging Powers expansion. It was later included in the McDonald's Collection 2012 as an exclusive Confetti Holofoil in June 2012.

Trivia

Origin

ThunderShock and Acrobatics are both moves in the Pokémon games that Emolga can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.