Rockruff (Guardians Rising 73)

Rockruff   イワンコ Iwanko

Illus. Naoki Saito

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Rockruff Type Fighting HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Guardians Rising Rarity English card no. 73/145 Japanese expansion Alolan Moonlight Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 026/050 Japanese expansion GX Battle Boost Japanese card no. 055/114 Japanese Deck Fighting Lycanroc-GX Deck Japanese card no. 060/131 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Rockruff.

Rockruff (Japanese: イワンコ Iwanko) is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Guardians Rising expansion.

Card text

Corner

おいつめる

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Wild Kick

けりつける

30

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Pokédex data

Rockruff - Puppy Pokémon

No.

744

Height

1'08" (0.5 m)

Weight

20.3 lbs. (9.2 kg)

Pokédex entry

It's considered to be a good Pokémon for beginners because of its friendliness, but its disposition grows rougher as it grows up.

よく なつくので 初心者に お勧めのポケモンと いわれるが 育つと 気性は 荒くなる。

Release information

This card was included in the Guardians Rising expansion, first released in the Japanese Alolan Moonlight expansion. In Japan, it was reprinted as a Mirror Holofoil in the GX Battle Boost subset, and as a Non Holofoil in the Fighting Lycanroc-GX Deck. Outside Japan, it was reprinted as both a Non Holofoil and a Reverse Confetti Holofoil in the French McDonald's Collection 2018.

Trivia

Origin

Corner is an attack that first appeared on Houndour from Neo Destiny. Wild Kick is an attack that first appeared on Blaine's Doduo from Gym Challenge. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sun.

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