Typhlosion (Neo Genesis 18)

Typhlosion LV.57 バクフーン Bakphoon

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Quilava Card name Typhlosion Type Fire HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Neo Genesis Rarity English card no. 18/111 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Typhlosion.

Typhlosion (Japanese: バクフーン Bakphoon) is a Fire-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is part of the Neo Genesis expansion.

Card text

Pokémon Power:

Fire Boost

ファイヤーブースト

When you play Typhlosion from your hand, you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for up to 4 Energy cards and attach them to Typhlosion. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Flame Wheel

かえんぐるま

80

Discard 3 Energy cards attached to Typhlosion in order to use this attack. Do 20 damage to each Benched Pokémon (yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pokédex data

Typhlosion - Volcano Pokémon

No.

157

Height

5'7" (1.7 m)

Weight

175 lbs. (79.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions.

怒りが最高潮のとき、さわったものすべていっしゅんで燃え上がらせるほどに熱い。

Release information

This card was included in the Neo Genesis expansion. In Japan, it was one of nine Unnumbered Promotional cards available in the Premium File, released on December 10, 1999.

Trivia

• The damage for the Flame Wheel attack is printed off-center on the English print.
• The Japanese print features the Gold, Silver, to a New World... symbol, indicating that it is a promotional addition to the expansion.

Origin

Flame Wheel is a move in the Pokémon games that Typhlosion can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Silver, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Gold.

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