Bulbasaur   ヤドキング Yadoking [[File:-attack.png|{{{3}}}| |link=|25px]]
File:Slowking ng ser.jpg Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Set	Neo Genesis
Rarity	File:Rare rare.gifH
English Card No.	14/111

Slowking (Japanese: ヤドキング Yadoking) is a Psychic-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Neo Genesis set.

Card text

Pokémon Power

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Attacks

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Pokédex data

Impact of Pokémon Power

Slowking's Pokémon Power was intentionally altered when it was brought to the US. In the Japanese version, Mind Games only worked when Slowking was the Active Pokémon. In its final US form, it could be used from the bench, allowing players to use multiple Slowkings 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 Slowking first. Due its widely perceived negative influence on gameplay, the card was banned from the Modified Format at the end of 2002.

Trivia

Slowking was one of three cards to ever be banned from the Pokémon Trading Card Game because they were too good. Its Pokémon Power was simply taking over the game, as can be seen in the Riptide deck archetype.

Origin

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