Espeon (SWSH Promo 174)

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Espeon  
エーフィ Eifie
Psychic
EspeonSWSHPromo174.jpg
Illus. Tika Matsuno
Evolution stage
Eevee
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Eevee
Card name Espeon
Type Psychic
HP 110
weakness
Darkness×2
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
 
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH174
Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 179/S-P
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Espeon.

Espeon (Japanese: エーフィ Eifie) is a Psychic-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is one of the SWSH Black Star Promos.

Card text

Psychic Psy Bolt
ねんりき
20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
PsychicColorless Psychic
サイコキネシス
10+
This attack does 40 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon.


Pokédex data

Psychic
Psychic
Espeon - Sun Pokémon
No. Height Weight
196 2'11" (0.9 m) 58.4 lbs. (26.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
It unleashes psychic power from the orb on its forehead. When its power is exhausted, the orb grows dull and dark.
額の 珠から サイコパワーを 放射して 戦う。 パワーが つきると 珠の 色が くすむ。


Release information

This card was released as a Cosmos Holofoil SWSH Black Star Promo and was available in the Fusion Strike Three Pack Blisters from November 12, 2021. In Japan, it was one of seven S-P Promotional cards available in Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Pack 7, which was distributed at Pokémon Card Gym venues able to do so in September 2021. The Japanese print is Non Holofoil and features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.

Trivia

  • This card is one of numerous cards to feature an illustration that is part of a narrative. Following on from the scene on the Eevee card, the Eevee appears to have evolved into an Espeon and the flowers surrounding the arbor have fully bloomed in the sunlight.
  • Based on the release schedules of previous Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Packs, it is likely this card would have been available alongside the dual Silver Lance and Jet-Black Spirit expansion on April 23, 2021. However, due to the release proximity of the previous Promo Card Pack, which was also delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions, and the state of emergency that was subsequently imposed in some Japanese prefectures from April 29, it did not become available until July. This delay led to the first official release of this card appearing as a Chinese-language Template:CTCG in May 2021.

Origin

Psy Bolt's Japanese name is that of Confusion, a move in the Pokémon games that Espeon can learn. Psychic is also a move in the Pokémon games that Espeon can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.


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