Imakuni?'s Doduo (Evolutions 112)

Imakuni?'s Doduo LV.15 イマクニ？のドードー Imakuni?'s Dodo

Illus. Imakuni? (This card cannot be used at official tournaments.)

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Imakuni?'s Doduo Type Colorless HP 50 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost None English expansion Evolutions Rarity English card no. 112/108 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 102/087 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Doduo.

Imakuni?'s Doduo (Japanese: イマクニ？のドードー Imakuni?'s Dodo) is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Evolutions expansion.

Card text

Pokémon Power:

Frenzied Escape

にげまくり

When this Doduo retreats, hold this card and throw it as hard as you can because Doduo is running away. Throw the card horizontally with a snap to get the farthest distance!

Harmonize

ハモる

30

From the moment you use this attack, you must begin to sing a song. (While the song is being sung, the game continues.) When the song is finished, this attack does 30 damage.

Pokédex data

Doduo - Twin Bird Pokémon

No.

084

Height

4'07" (1.4 m)

Weight

86.4 lbs. (39.2 kg)

Rulings

• The Evolutions FAQ clarifies that Imakuni?'s Doduo's Frenzied Escape Pokémon Power essentially makes it out of play for the remainder of the game once it is thrown, instead of going to the Bench as it would if it retreated normally.
• Harmonize has six different clarifications surrounding its mechanics, none of which involve specific other cards.
  • The damage placement from the Harmonize attack only happens once the player has finished singing, even if the singing takes multiple turns.
  • If the player stops singing for whatever reason (eg. forgetting the song's lyrics), then damage is dealt immediately to the current Defending Pokémon.
  • Musical accompaniment is allowed, but humming or lip-syncing do not count as "singing".
  • Even if Imakuni?'s Doduo is Knocked Out or "retreats" with Frenzied Escape, the Harmonize attack still continues and the player may continue singing.
  • Damage is dealt to the opponent's current Active Pokémon, even if it isn't the Defending Pokémon when the Harmonize attack is initiated.
  • If the player uses Harmonize and then uses it again on their next turn, they have to start singing again, and the damage from the prior Harmonize attack is placed immediately (thus the damage does not stack). The player may sing the same song that they previously sang if they wish.

Trivia

• This card is one of the few modern Pokémon cards to have a Pokémon Power as opposed to an Ability.

Origin

This card is based on Imakuni?'s Doduo from the Challenge from the Darkness expansion. The only mechanical difference is the amount of the Resistance modifier, with the original card having -30 instead of -20.

References

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