Mimikyu (SM-P Promo 289): Difference between revisions

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Mimikyu   ミミッキュ Mimikkyu

Illus. Hasuno

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Mimikyu Type Psychic HP 70 weakness None resistance None retreat cost Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 289/SM-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mimikyu.

Mimikyu (Japanese: ミミッキュ Mimikkyu) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the SM-P Promotional cards.

Card text

Scream さけび

Both Active Pokémon are now Confused.

Pokédex data

Mimikyu - Disguise Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
778	0'08" (0.2 m)	1.5 lbs. (0.7 kg)
Pokédex entry
恐ろしい 姿を ボロ布で 隠し 人や 他のポケモンに 近づく 寂しがりや。

Release information

In Japan, this card was released as one of the SM-P Promotional cards and was available as part of a collaboration between the Pokémon Company and the Munch: A Retrospective exhibition present at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum between October 27, 2018 and January 20, 2019. The illustration draws inspiration from Edvard Munch's The Scream, the 1910 version (tempera on cardboard) of which was displayed in Japan for the first time as part of the exhibition. Mimikyu was available in the Pikachu/Eevee Scream Mini Card File, which could be purchased from the shop present at the exhibition and the Pokémon Center Online starting October 27, 2018.

Trivia

When placed in collection number order, the Pokémon from the preceding card is featured as a silhouette in the background of the illustration. Psyduck, the first in the sequence, instead features silhouettes of Haunter and Gengar.

Origin

The Scream attack is another reference to the basis of the card's inspiration. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Moon.

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