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==Release information== | ==Release information== | ||
This card was | This card was included in the {{TCG|Base Set}} with artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]], first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Expansion Pack}}. It was included in the {{TCG|Trainer Deck B}} with an exclusive red border and "Trainer Deck B" printed on the back of the card, distributed to prototype {{TCG|Pokémon League}}s before the {{Trading Card Game}} officially launched in North America. In Japan, this card was released as an {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional card}} with different artwork by the same artist. It was first available through the Trade Please campaign that ran from February 10 to July 31 in 1998. Participants were required to mail a flyer included with copies of ''{{CD|Let's Trade Please|Trade Please}}'' by [[Suzukisan]] to MediaFactory along with any two Pokémon trading cards and a return envelope within the campaign period. Participants could select a "course" detailed on the flyer by writing in the appropriate space. The "A Course" included a {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charizard|4}} card and a {{TCG ID|Trade Please|Trade Please!|promo}} promotional card. The "B Course" included a copy of this card and the Trade Please! card. The "C Course" included a {{TCG ID|Base Set|Venusaur|15}} card and the Trade Please! card. MediaFactory would then send the two cards from the chosen course to the participant, completing the trade. This print was later reprinted in the {{TCG|Intro Pack}} and again as part of the ''[[Pokémon Song Best Collection]]'' CD. The original Base Set print was later reprinted in the {{TCG|Base Set 2}} expansion. | ||
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*A few copies of the card [[Error cards#Base Set|lack the word "Stage" in the text in the upper right]] explaining how to play the card. | *A few copies of the card [[Error cards#Base Set|lack the word "Stage" in the text in the upper right]] explaining how to play the card. | ||
*A few copies of the card [[Error cards#Base Set|have a red ink dot above Hydro Pump's Energy Cost]]. | *A few copies of the card [[Error cards#Base Set|have a red ink dot above Hydro Pump's Energy Cost]]. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
{{m|Rain Dance}} | {{m|Rain Dance}} is a [[move]] in the [[Pokémon games]] introduced later in [[Generation II]] that {{p|Blastoise}} can learn. {{m|Hydro Pump}} is a [[move]] in the Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn. This card's English [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from {{game|Red and Green|s}}. | ||
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Blastoise (Japanese: カメックス Kamex) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.
Card text
Base Set print
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Base Set 2 print
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Pokédex data
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| No. | Height | Weight |
| 009 | 5'3" (1.6 m) | 189 lbs. (85.5 kg) |
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| A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high-speed tackles. | ||
| 体が重たく、のしかかって相手を気絶させる。ピンチのときは、カラにかくれる。 | ||
Release information
This card was included in the Base Set with artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. It was included in the Trainer Deck B with an exclusive red border and "Trainer Deck B" printed on the back of the card, distributed to prototype Pokémon Leagues before the TCG officially launched in North America. In Japan, this card was released as an Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by the same artist. It was first available through the Trade Please campaign that ran from February 10 to July 31 in 1998. Participants were required to mail a flyer included with copies of Trade Please by Suzukisan to MediaFactory along with any two Pokémon trading cards and a return envelope within the campaign period. Participants could select a "course" detailed on the flyer by writing in the appropriate space. The "A Course" included a Charizard card and a Trade Please! promotional card. The "B Course" included a copy of this card and the Trade Please! card. The "C Course" included a Venusaur card and the Trade Please! card. MediaFactory would then send the two cards from the chosen course to the participant, completing the trade. This print was later reprinted in the Intro Pack and again as part of the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD. The original Base Set print was later reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion.
Gallery
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Trivia
- The Unnumbered Promotional prints available through the Trade Please campaign and in the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD have the Pikachu Records logo in place of an expansion symbol.
- A few copies of the card lack the word "Stage" in the text in the upper right explaining how to play the card.
- A few copies of the card have a red ink dot above Hydro Pump's Energy Cost.
Origin
Rain Dance is a move in the Pokémon games introduced later in Generation II that Blastoise can learn. Hydro Pump is a move in the Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.
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- Blastoise (TCG)
- Pokémon cards with 100 HP
- Pokémon cards with a Retreat Cost of 3
- Stage 2 Pokémon cards
- Evolution cards
- Water-type Pokémon cards
- Cards with Hydro Pump
- Pokémon cards with attack damage 40+
- Base Set cards
- Expansion Pack cards
- Promotional cards
- Intro Pack cards
- Base Set 2 cards
- Illus. by Ken Sugimori
- Holographic cards
