Purrloin (Plasma Storm 82)

Purrloin   チョロネコ Choroneko

Illus. MAHOU

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Purrloin Type Darkness HP 50 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion Plasma Storm Rarity English card no. 82/135 Japanese expansion BW-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 149/BW-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Purrloin.

Purrloin (Japanese: チョロネコ Choroneko) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It is in the Plasma Storm expansion.

Card text

Tail Trickery しっぽでまどわす

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

Fury Swipes みだれひっかき 10×

Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.

Pokédex data

Purrloin - Devious Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
509	1'04" (0.4 m)	22.3 lbs. (10.1 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its cute act is a ruse. When victims let down their guard, they find their items taken. It attacks with sharp claws.
かわいらしい　しぐさで　ゆだんさせて　その　すきに　もちものを　うばう。おこると　ツメを　たてて　はんげき。

Release information

This card was included in the English Plasma Storm expansion. In Japan, in was released as one of the BW-P Promotional cards and awarded to participants of the World Challenge Tournament events held over the course of Battle Carnival Spring 2012 in Japan. The Battle Carnival took place at the Sendai Sun Plaza, Sendai on May 3, 2012; at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama between May 12-13, 2012; at Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya on May 20, 2012; and at Intex Osaka, Osaka on June 3, 2012. This print has the Battle Carnival Spring 2012 logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

Trivia

Origin

Tail Trickery is an attack that first appeared on Blaine's Vulpix from Gym Heroes as Tail Fan. Fury Swipes is a move in the Pokémon games that Purrloin can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon White.

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