For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Blastoise.
Dark Blastoise (Japanese: わるいカメックスBad Kamex) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Team Rocket expansion.
Card text
Team Rocket print
Hydrocannon
ハイドロキャノン
30+
Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
Rocket Tackle
ロケットタックル
40
Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
Legendary Collection print
Hydrocannon
ハイドロキャノン
30+
Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
Rocket Tackle
ロケットタックル
40
Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
An aggressive Pokémon that tackles anything it sees.
好戦的な性格で、相手がなんであれ、タックルしてくる。
Release information
This card was included in the Team Rocket expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion as a Holofoil card. The Holofoil print was later reprinted in the Japanese Pokémon Web expansion. The Holofoil print was later reprinted in the Legendary Collection expansion. It was reprinted as a Non Holofoil card in the TurmoilTheme Deck.
Although this Pokémon is level 28, Wartortle does not evolve into Blastoise until level 36.
Origin
Hydro Cannon, formatted on this card as Hydrocannon, is a move later introduced in the Generation IIIPokémon games that Blastoise can learn. The Japanese name of Hydro Cannon is spelled ハイドロキャノン rather than ハイドロカノン as in the games.
