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{{PokémoncardInfobox | | {{PokémoncardInfobox | ||
cardname=Slowking | |cardname=Slowking | ||
|jname=ヤドキング | |||
jname=ヤドキング| | |jtrans=Yadoking | ||
jtrans=Yadoking | | |image=SlowkingNeoGenesis14.jpg | ||
image= | |caption=Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]] | ||
caption=Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]] | | |species=Slowking | ||
evostage=Stage 1 | | |evostage=Stage 1 | ||
evoicon=079 | | |evoicon=079 | ||
evospecies=Slowpoke | | |evospecies=Slowpoke | ||
evoname=Slowpoke | | |evoname=Slowpoke | ||
type=Psychic | | |type=Psychic | ||
hp=80 | | |level=39 | ||
weakness=Psychic | |hp=80 | ||
|weakness=Psychic | |||
retreatcost= 3 | |retreatcost=3 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion | {{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Psychic|expansion={{TCG|Neo Genesis}}|rarity={{rar|Rare Holo}}|cardno=14/111|jpexpansion={{TCG|Gold, Silver, to a New World...}}|jprarity={{rar|Rare Holo}}}} | ||
| type= | {{PokémoncardInfobox/Footer|type=Psychic|species=Slowking}} | ||
| expansion = {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} | |||
| rarity = {{rar|Rare Holo}} | |||
| cardno = 14/111 | |||
|}} | |||
{{PokémoncardInfobox/Footer|type= | |||
'''Slowking''' (Japanese: '''ヤドキング''' ''Yadoking'') is a | '''Slowking''' (Japanese: '''ヤドキング''' ''Yadoking'') is a {{ct|Psychic}} Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} expansion. | ||
==Card text== | ==Card text== | ||
=== | ===English release=== | ||
{{ | {{Cardtext/Header|type=Psychic}} | ||
type=Pokémon Power | | {{Cardtext/Pokémon Power | ||
|type=Psychic | |||
name=Mind Games| | |name=Mind Games | ||
jname=ちえくらべ | | |jname=ちえくらべ | ||
jtrans=Wisdom Competition | | |jtrans=Wisdom Competition | ||
effect=Whenever your opponent plays a Trainer card, you may flip a coin. | |effect=Whenever your opponent plays a Trainer card, you may flip a coin. If heads, that card does nothing. Put it on top of your opponent's deck. This power can't be used if {{tt|Slowking|this Pokémon}} is {{TCG|Asleep}}, {{TCG|Confused}}, or {{TCG|Paralyzed}}. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cardtext/Attack | |||
|type=Psychic | |||
|cost={{e|Psychic}}{{e|Psychic}}{{e|Psychic}} | |||
|name=Mind Blast | |||
|jname=マッドインパクト | |||
|jtrans=Mad Impact | |||
|damage=20+ | |||
|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Confused}}. If tails, this attack does 20 damage. | |||
}} | |||
{{Cardtext/Footer}} | |||
=== | ===Japanese release=== | ||
{{ | {{Cardtext/Header|type=Psychic}} | ||
{{Cardtext/Pokémon Power | |||
name=Mind | |type=Psychic | ||
jname= | |name=Mind Games | ||
jtrans= | |jname=ちえくらべ | ||
|jtrans=Wisdom Competition | |||
effect= | |effect=''You may use this Power if {{tt|Slowking|this Pokémon}} is your Active Pokémon''. Whenever your opponent plays a Trainer card, you may flip a coin. If heads, that card does nothing. Put it on top of your opponent's deck. This power can't be used if {{tt|Slowking|this Pokémon}} is {{TCG|Asleep}}, {{TCG|Confused}}, or {{TCG|Paralyzed}}. | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Cardtext/Attack | |||
|type=Psychic | |||
|cost={{e|Psychic}}{{e|Psychic}}{{e|Psychic}} | |||
|name=Mind Blast | |||
|jname=マッドインパクト | |||
|jtrans=Mad Impact | |||
|damage=20+ | |||
|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Confused}}. If tails, this attack does 20 damage. | |||
}} | |||
{{Cardtext/Footer}} | |||
===Pokédex data=== | ===Pokédex data=== | ||
{| | {{Carddex | ||
| | |type=Psychic | ||
|name=Slowking | |||
| Royal | |species=Royal | ||
| | |ndex=199 | ||
|height=6'7" | |||
| 6'7" | |jheight=2 | ||
| | |weight=175 | ||
|jweight=79.5 | |||
| 175 | |dex=When its head was bitten, toxins entered Slowpoke’s head and unlocked an extraordinary power. | ||
| | |jdex=かまれたとき、頭にしみこんだ毒素によってただならない能力に目覚めたヤドン。 | ||
}} | |||
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==Release information== | |||
This card was released in Japan in the {{TCG|Gold, Silver, to a New World...}} expansion with its Pokémon Power only being able to be used when Slowking is the Active Pokémon. When this card was released in the English {{TCG|Neo Genesis}} expansion, the Active Pokémon stipulation was removed. This allowed it to be used from the bench, allowing players to use multiple Slowking to further reduce the odds of a {{TCG|Trainer card}} being successfully played (possibly down to 1 in 16). As a result, Slowking became extremely popular, with games often coming down to who could lay down one or more Slowking first and shut down their opponent out of almost all search and draw power, all while clogging the opponent's draws and being essentially shielded from attack due to being on the Bench. Due to its widely perceived negative influence on gameplay, the card was banned from the {{TCG|Modified format}} at the end of 2002. This print misaligned Mind Blast's damage to the top instead of the center. | |||
|} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This card was the last specific card to be banned from any official event until the Sandy Cloak {{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Wormadam|42}} card from {{TCG|Secret Wonders}} and {{TCG|POP Series 7}} was banned from the 2008 North American {{TCG|Professor Cup}}, after dominating the 2008 European Professor Cup due in part to being printed in POP Series 7 as an {{rar|Uncommon}} (all {{rar|Rare}} rarities are banned from use in the Professor Cup). | |||
* This card was the last specific card to be banned from any official event until the Sandy Cloak {{TCG ID|Secret Wonders|Wormadam|42}} card from {{TCG|Secret Wonders}} and {{TCG|POP Series 7}} was banned from the 2008 North American {{TCG|Professor Cup}}, after dominating the 2008 European Professor Cup due in part to being printed in POP Series 7 as an {{rar|Uncommon}} (all {{rar|Rare}} rarities are banned from use in the Professor Cup). | *This was the last specific card to be banned from [[Play! Pokémon|organized play]] until {{TCG ID|Phantom Forces|Lysandre's Trump Card|99}} in June of 2015. | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
This card's [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Silver}}. | This card's [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Silver}}. | ||
{{Project | {{Project TCG notice}} | ||
[[Category:Neo Genesis cards]] | [[Category:Neo Genesis cards]] | ||
[[Category:Gold, Silver, to a New World... cards]] | |||
[[Category:Illus. by Ken Sugimori]] | [[Category:Illus. by Ken Sugimori]] | ||
[[Category:Holographic cards]] | [[Category:Holographic cards]] | ||
[[Category:Cards with regional differences]] | |||
[[de:Laschoking (Neo Genesis 14)]] | |||
[[fr:Roigada (Neo Genesis 14)]] | [[fr:Roigada (Neo Genesis 14)]] | ||
[[ja:ヤドキング (金、銀、新世界へ...)]] | [[ja:ヤドキング (金、銀、新世界へ...)]] |
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Slowking (Japanese: ヤドキング Yadoking) is a Psychic-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Neo Genesis expansion.
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Pokédex data
Slowking - Royal Pokémon | ||
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No. | Height | Weight |
199 | 6'7" (2 m) | 175 lbs. (79.5 kg) |
Pokédex entry | ||
When its head was bitten, toxins entered Slowpoke’s head and unlocked an extraordinary power. | ||
かまれたとき、頭にしみこんだ毒素によってただならない能力に目覚めたヤドン。 |
Release information
This card was released in Japan in the Gold, Silver, to a New World... expansion with its Pokémon Power only being able to be used when Slowking is the Active Pokémon. When this card was released in the English Neo Genesis expansion, the Active Pokémon stipulation was removed. This allowed it to be used from the bench, allowing players to use multiple Slowking to further reduce the odds of a Trainer card being successfully played (possibly down to 1 in 16). As a result, Slowking became extremely popular, with games often coming down to who could lay down one or more Slowking first and shut down their opponent out of almost all search and draw power, all while clogging the opponent's draws and being essentially shielded from attack due to being on the Bench. Due to its widely perceived negative influence on gameplay, the card was banned from the Modified format at the end of 2002. This print misaligned Mind Blast's damage to the top instead of the center.
Trivia
- This card was the last specific card to be banned from any official event until the Sandy Cloak Wormadam card from Secret Wonders and POP Series 7 was banned from the 2008 North American Professor Cup, after dominating the 2008 European Professor Cup due in part to being printed in POP Series 7 as an (all rarities are banned from use in the Professor Cup).
- This was the last specific card to be banned from organized play until Lysandre's Trump Card in June of 2015.
Origin
This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Silver.
This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. |
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- Pokémon cards
- Slowking (TCG)
- Pokémon cards with 80 HP
- Pokémon cards with a Retreat Cost of 3
- Stage 1 Pokémon cards
- Evolution cards
- Psychic-type Pokémon cards
- Cards with Mind Blast
- Pokémon cards with attack damage 20+
- Neo Genesis cards
- Gold, Silver, to a New World... cards
- Illus. by Ken Sugimori
- Holographic cards
- Cards with regional differences