Fuecoco (MEP Promo 62)

This article is about an English Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released. As such, the card information may contain information taken from a scan or image from the Twitter (X) website and not from a physical copy of the card.

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Fuecoco   ホゲータ Hogator

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Fuecoco Type Fire HP 90 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 062 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 126/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Fuecoco.

Fuecoco (Japanese: ホゲータ Hogator) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the MEP Black Star Promos.

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• Card text
  • Pokédex data
• Release information
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Flamethrower

かえんほうしゃ

70

Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.

Pokédex data

Fuecoco - Fire Croc Pokémon

Pokédex entry

Its flame sac is small, so energy is always leaking out. This energy is released from the dent atop Fuecoco's head and flickers to and fro.

炎袋が 小さく あふれ出た エネルギーが 頭の くぼみから 放出され ゆらゆら 揺れる。

Release information

This card is part of a series of Holofoil Full Art illustration rare-style cards that depict first partner Pokémon, released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. Each card in this series features the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

In mainland China, this card is released as a 30th-P Promotional card in the "30th Anniversary Celebration: First Partner Pokémon Special Illustration Holofoil Card Set Vol. 3" product, which includes a random selection of nine Holofoil Full Art cards depicting the first partner Pokémon from the Hoenn, Kalos, and Paldea regions. This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 3, released on August 7, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Sprigatito & Fuecoco & Quaxly product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Sprigatito and Quaxly, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Paldea region.

Origin

Flamethrower is a move in the Pokémon games that Fuecoco can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Violet.

The illustration features various elements and locations from the Generation IX games:

• A Terastallized Fuecoco with the Fire Tera Type.
• Naranja Academy in Mesagoza.
• A Tera Orb.
• A lighthouse.
• Badges obtained from the Paldea League: Bug, Grass, Electric, Water, Normal, Ghost, Psychic, Ice.
• The Meowth sign in Medali.
• A Pokémon Center.
• A Miraidon that acts as the player's companion and ride Pokémon.
• The Area Zero Underdepths.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Paldea First Partner Illustration Collection cards primarily use the colors scarlet and violet, representing the Generation IX games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

References

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