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==Release information== | ==Release information== | ||
In Japan, this card was | In Japan, this card was one of five Holofoil {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} that could be obtained as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign. The campaign launched with the release of the {{TCG|Expansion Sheet 3|third Expansion Sheet}} on November 24, 1998 and ran until April 30, 1999. Participants who mailed a copy of any {{TCG|Omanyte}} card along with a copy of {{TCG ID|Vending|Bill's PC|S3}} to [[Media Factory]] during the campaign period were sent a copy of Omastar in return. Approximately 21,000 applications were made for Omastar, making it the least popular of the five cards available. | ||
==Gallery | ===Gallery=== | ||
{{TCGGallery | {{TCGGallery | ||
|type=Water | |type=Water | ||
|image1=TCG2 P07 Omastar.png | |image1=TCG2 P07 Omastar.png | ||
|size1=64px | |size1=64px | ||
|caption1= | |caption1={{TCG GB2}} {{GB|2|Promotion Card}} sprite | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The requirement of Bill's PC for the campaign led to the | *The requirement of Bill's PC for the campaign led to the five available cards to become known colloquially as ''Masaki promos'' in reference to [[Bill]]'s Japanese name. | ||
*Cards from the | *Cards from the Expansion Sheets are printed on glossy card stock, while those distributed as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign are printed on regular card stock. | ||
*Although the Communication Evolution Campaign cards are based on the concept that certain Pokémon have to be [[trade]]d to [[evolution|evolve]], {{p|Omastar}}'s pre-evolved form, {{p|Omanyte}}, does not require to be traded in order to evolve in the [[Pokémon games]]. | *Although the Communication Evolution Campaign cards are based on the concept that certain Pokémon have to be [[trade]]d to [[evolution|evolve]], {{p|Omastar}}'s pre-evolved form, {{p|Omanyte}}, does not require to be traded in order to evolve in the [[Pokémon games]]. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
This card's [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{ | This card's [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{jpn|Pokémon Blue Version|Pokémon Blue}}. | ||
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Omastar (Japanese: オムスター Omstar) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is one of the Unnumbered Promotional cards.
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Pokédex data
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| No. | Height | Weight |
| 139 | 3'3" (1 m) | 77 lbs. (35 kg) |
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| するどいキバとしょくしゅを持ちながら、カラが大きすぎてエサをとれず、全滅したらしい。 | ||
Release information
In Japan, this card was one of five Holofoil Unnumbered Promotional cards that could be obtained as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign. The campaign launched with the release of the third Expansion Sheet on November 24, 1998 and ran until April 30, 1999. Participants who mailed a copy of any Omanyte card along with a copy of Bill's PC to Media Factory during the campaign period were sent a copy of Omastar in return. Approximately 21,000 applications were made for Omastar, making it the least popular of the five cards available.
Gallery
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Trivia
- The requirement of Bill's PC for the campaign led to the five available cards to become known colloquially as Masaki promos in reference to Bill's Japanese name.
- Cards from the Expansion Sheets are printed on glossy card stock, while those distributed as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign are printed on regular card stock.
- Although the Communication Evolution Campaign cards are based on the concept that certain Pokémon have to be traded to evolve, Omastar's pre-evolved form, Omanyte, does not require to be traded in order to evolve in the Pokémon games.
Origin
This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Blue.
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This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. |
Categories:
- Unreleased cards
- Cards
- Pokémon cards
- Omastar (TCG)
- Pokémon cards with 80 HP
- Pokémon cards with a Retreat Cost of 2
- Stage 2 Pokémon cards
- Evolution cards
- Water-type Pokémon cards
- Cards with Tentacle Grip
- Cards with Corrosive Acid
- Pokémon cards with attack damage 40
- Promotional cards
- Illus. by Yukiko Baba
- Holographic cards
