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Groudon ex
グラードン ex Groudon ex
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Groudon.
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Groudon ex (Japanese: グラードン ex Groudon ex) is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon-ex card. It is one of the Nintendo Black Star Promos.
Card text
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This Pokémon is both   type
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If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack.
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If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack.
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You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil. (This counts as evolving Buried Fossil.) Buried Fossil can't be affected by Special Conditions.
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You may have up to 4 Basic Pokémon cards in your deck with Unown in their names.
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You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like.
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When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
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Put this card onto your Active Missingno.. Missingno. LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level.
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Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Missingno.  .
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Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Missingno. & Missingno. . When this Pokémon has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
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Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. At the end of your turn, discard this card.
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Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own.
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You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides  Energy.
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| You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon that already has an Energy card attached to it. When you attach this card, return an Energy card attached to that Pokémon to your hand. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides every type of Energy but 2 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.)
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You can't have more than 1 Pokémon  in your deck.
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You can't have more than 1 Shining Missingno. in your deck.
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This card can't evolve into Pikachu.
If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack.
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When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
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When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends.
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Discard a  Energy card attached to Groudon ex. Does 10 damage to your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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Release information
In Japan, this card was available as an insert in the February 2003 issue of CoroCoro magazine, released in January 2003. It was later reprinted as a Holofoil card and given to those who participated in the card exchange featured in the same publication. The English release of this card was distributed in the October 2003 issue of Nintendo Power magazine. In Australia, the card was distributed in an issue of the kids magazine, K-Zone. All of these promotions were released alongside Kyogre ex.
Trivia
Origin
Major Earthquake is derived from Earthquake, a move in the Pokémon games that Groudon can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry is taken from Ruby.
