Moltres (Wizards Promo 21)

Moltres LV.33 ファイヤー Fire

File:MoltresWizard.jpg Illus. Naoyo Kimura

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Moltres Type Fire HP 70 weakness None resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos English card no. 21 Japanese expansion Pokémon Web Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 043/048 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion Supreme Victors Rarity English card no. 149/147 Japanese card no. 098/100 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Moltres.

Moltres (Japanese: ファイヤー Fire) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Wizards Black Star Promos set.

Card text (Wizards promo print)

Pokédex data

Moltres - Flame Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
146	6'7" (2 m)	132 lbs. (60 kg)
Pokédex entry
The flames on this legendary Pokémon's wings burn so brightly that they can make night seem like day.
夜空さえも赤くするほど、はげしく燃え上がるつばさではばたく、伝説のポケモン。

Card text (Supreme Victors print)

Pokédex data

Moltres - Flame Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
146	6'07" (2.0 m)	132.3 lbs. (60.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
The flames on this legendary Pokémon's wings burn so brightly that they can make night seem like day.
よぞらさえも あかくするほど、 はげしく もえあがる つばさで はばたく、 でんせつの ポケモン。

Release information

Alternate version.

This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was released as a special card by All Nippon Airlines throughout August and September in 1999 with artwork by Toshinao Aoki. Passengers flying in conjunction with the "Pokémon Getaways" campaign could redeem their boarding passes for the 2 card set including Moltres and Zapdos. The English version was given away in the first few weeks of the theatrical release of Pokémon The Movie 2000 with then English-exclusive artwork by Naoyo Kimura.
The card was reprinted in Japan with the English artwork in Pokémon Web. The original Japanese artwork was eventually featured on English cards when reprinted in Supreme Victors as a retro card.

Trivia

The initial print of the Wizards promo erroneously credited Toshinao Aoki as the illustrator, who illustrated the Japanese promo. Wizards rectified the error, with subsequent prints correctly crediting Naoyo Kimura as the illustrator. However, the change was brought about close to or after the release of the film, so it is likely to assume fewer people received the correct version later into the campaign compared to those who received the misprint earlier.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Yellow, though it is slightly reworded.

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