Blastoise (Expedition 36)

Blastoise   カメックス Kamex

Illus. Hiromichi Sugiyama

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Wartortle Card name Blastoise Type Water HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 36/165 Japanese Half Deck Pokémon-e Starter Deck Japanese card no. 020/029 Japanese expansion P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 013/P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Blastoise.

Blastoise (Japanese: カメックス Kamex) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Bubble

あわ

20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Double Cannon

ダブルキャノン

40×

Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.

e-Reader data

This card has two prints: the Non Holofoil print has the card ID A-20-#, the Holofoil print has the card ID A-20. The short strip contains Pokédex information and a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil print.

Pokédex data

Blastoise - Shellfish Pokémon

No.

009

Height

5'03" (1.6 m)

Weight

189.0 lbs. (85.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

It firmly plants its feet on the ground before shooting water from the jets on its back.

せなかの　ふんしゃこう　から　いきおいよく　みずを　ふきだすとき　ちからづよく　だいちを　ふみしめる。

Release information

This card was included in the English Expedition Base Set, first released in the Japanese Pokémon-e Starter Deck. In Japan, the card was reprinted as a Cosmos Holofoil P Promotional card, and was one of three cards available as part of the Starter Triple Get Campaign <Red Green Course>. The Starter Triple Get Campaign required people collect 3 proof of purchase seals from Pokémon-e Starter Decks (only 1 was present on each deck), and send them to the Pokémon Company affixed to a postcard. Five lotteries were held during the campaign period, which ran from December 1, 2001 until April 30, 2002. 2,000 sets of cards were distributed to drawn entrants in each lottery, making a total of 10,000 sets available. 5,000 of these were Red Green Course sets, which contained this card, Venusaur, and Charizard. The other 5,000 were Gold Silver Course sets, containing Meganium, Feraligatr, and Typhlosion. The lotteries were held on December 31, 2001; January 31, 2002; February 28, 2002; March 30, 2002; and April 30, 2002.

This card was one of seven test cards Wizards of the Coast made before the expansion's release. These cards all have "For Position Only" in white printed on the illustration, "Medium" printed beneath the e-Reader symbol, a long e-Reader data strip, no "ID:" before the card ID, and a Wizards copyright instead of Nintendo.

Trivia

Origin

Bubble is a move in the Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.

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