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|caption={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Naoyo Kimura]] | |caption={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Naoyo Kimura]] | ||
|reprints= | |reprints=4 | ||
|reprint1=MoltresANAPromo.jpg | |reprint1=MoltresANAPromo.jpg | ||
|recaption1={{TCG|Supreme Victors}} print<br>Illus. [[Toshinao Aoki]] | |recaption1={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Toshinao Aoki]] | ||
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|recaption2={{TCG|Pokémon Web}} print<br>Illus. [[Naoyo Kimura]] | |||
|reprint3=MoltresSupremeVictors149.jpg | |||
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|species=Moltres | |species=Moltres | ||
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==Release information== | ==Release information== | ||
In Japan, this card was distributed by {{wp|All Nippon Airways|All Nippon Airlines}} | In Japan, this card was first released as an {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional card}} with artwork by [[Toshinao Aoki]] and was distributed by {{wp|All Nippon Airways|All Nippon Airlines}} between August 1 and September 30, 1999. Passengers flying in conjunction with the "Everyone's Happy Campaign" could redeem two domestic boarding pass stubs for a two-card set that included Moltres and {{TCG ID|ANA|Zapdos|promo}}. Stubs were required to be affixed to special postcards and mailed to [[Media Factory]]. The postcards could be obtained from airport counters or from the ANA branch office. The English version was one of the {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos}} given away in the first few weeks of the theatrical release of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', with then English-exclusive artwork by [[Naoyo Kimura]]. This artwork was used on a Japanese reprint released in {{TCG|Pokémon Web}}. The original Japanese artwork was eventually featured on English cards when reprinted in {{TCG|Supreme Victors}} as a {{TCG|retro card}}, having previously been released in the Japanese {{TCG|Beat of the Frontier}} expansion. | ||
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|caption1={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Naoyo Kimura]] | |caption1={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}} print<br>Illus. [[Naoyo Kimura]] | ||
|image2=MoltresANAPromo.jpg | |image2=MoltresANAPromo.jpg | ||
|caption2={{TCG| | |caption2={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Toshinao Aoki]] | ||
|image4=MoltresPokémonWeb43.jpg | |||
|set4=Pokémon Web | |||
|illus4=Naoyo Kimura | |||
|image5=MoltresSupremeVictors149.jpg | |||
|set5=Supreme Victors | |||
|illus5=Toshinao Aoki | |||
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==Trivia== | ==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 that fewer people received the correct version later into the campaign compared to those who received the misprint earlier. | *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 that fewer people received the correct version later into the campaign compared to those who received the misprint earlier. | ||
* | *The artwork used on the Japanese Unnumbered Promotional print and the Supreme Victors print is part of a {{TCG|joint illustration}} that includes {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Articuno|22}} and {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Zapdos|23}}. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
This card's [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Yellow}}, though it is reworded. | This card's [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{game|Yellow}}, though it is reworded. | ||
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Moltres (Japanese: ファイヤー Fire) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the Wizards Black Star Promos.
Card text
Wizards Black Star Promo print
Hyper Flame
ハイパーフレイム
60
Flip a coin. If heads, discard 1 Energy card attached to Moltres. If tails, discard all Energy cards attached to Moltres. If you can't discard Energy cards, this attack does nothing.
Energy card attached to Moltres. If tails, discard all Energy cards attached to Moltres. If you can't discard Energy cards, this attack does nothing.Pokédex data (Wizards Black Star Promo print)
Supreme Victors print
Hyper Flame
ハイパーフレイム
60
Flip a coin. If heads, discard a Energy attached to Moltres. If tails, discard all Energy attached to Moltres.
Energy attached to Moltres. If tails, discard all Energy attached to Moltres.Pokédex data (Supreme Victors print)
Release information
In Japan, this card was first released as an Unnumbered Promotional card with artwork by Toshinao Aoki and was distributed by All Nippon Airlines between August 1 and September 30, 1999. Passengers flying in conjunction with the "Everyone's Happy Campaign" could redeem two domestic boarding pass stubs for a two-card set that included Moltres and Zapdos. Stubs were required to be affixed to special postcards and mailed to Media Factory. The postcards could be obtained from airport counters or from the ANA branch office. The English version was one of the Wizards Black Star Promos given away in the first few weeks of the theatrical release of The Power of One, with then English-exclusive artwork by Naoyo Kimura. This artwork was used on a Japanese reprint released in Pokémon Web. The original Japanese artwork was eventually featured on English cards when reprinted in Supreme Victors as a retro card, having previously been released in the Japanese Beat of the Frontier expansion.
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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 that fewer people received the correct version later into the campaign compared to those who received the misprint earlier.
- The artwork used on the Japanese Unnumbered Promotional print and the Supreme Victors print is part of a joint illustration that includes Articuno and Zapdos.
Origin
This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Yellow, though it is reworded.
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Categories:
- Cards
- Pokémon cards
- Moltres (TCG)
- Pokémon cards with 70 HP
- Pokémon cards with a Retreat Cost of 1
- Basic Pokémon cards
- Fire-type Pokémon cards
- Cards with Hyper Flame
- Pokémon cards with attack damage 60
- Wizards Black Star Promotional cards
- Pokémon Web cards
- Supreme Victors cards
- Promotional cards
- Beat of the Frontier cards
- Illus. by Naoyo Kimura
- Illus. by Toshinao Aoki
- Holographic cards
- Secret cards
