Dark Persian (Team Rocket 42)

Dark Persian LV.28 わるいペルシアン Bad Persian

File:WizardPersian.jpg Wizards promotional print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Meowth Card name Dark Persian Type Colorless HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost None Expansion Team Rocket Rarity English card no. 42/82 Japanese rarity Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 6/110 English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos English card no. 17 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards TCG GB2 set Team Rocket's Ambition TCG GB2 rarity TCG GB2 ID H32 TCG GB2 set Promotional TCG GB2 ID P34 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Persian.

Dark Persian (Japanese: わるいペルシアン Bad Persian) is a Colorless-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Team Rocket expansion and Wizards Black Star Promos.

Card text (Team Rocket print)

Fascinate ゆうわく

Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon.

Poison Claws どくのつめ 10

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

Pokédex data

Persian - Classy Cat Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
053	3'3" (1 m)	71 lbs. (32 kg)
Pokédex entry
Popular with women because of its beautiful fur. The leader of the Rockets keeps one as a pet.

Card text (Wizards Black Star print)

Tempt ゆうわく

If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon.

Poison Claws どくのつめ 10

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

Pokédex data

Persian - Classy Cat Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
053	3'3" (1 m)	71 lbs. (32 kg)
Pokédex entry
Popular with women because of its beautiful fur. The leader of the Rockets keeps one as a pet.

Release information

This card was originally released in the Team Rocket expansion with artwork by Shin-ichi Yoshida. That print was reprinted as a holographic card in the Legendary Collection reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan. Later, it was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it came with the third volume of Pokémon Card Fan Club, released November 18, 1997. The English version of the promotion was released in the August 2000 issue of Nintendo Power magazine.

Gallery

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  Team Rocket print
  Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshida

• WizardPersian.jpg

  Wizards promotional print
  Illus. Ken Sugimori

• DarkPersianWizards17 error.jpg

  Wizards promotional print without HP
  Illus. Ken Sugimori

• Nintendo Power Dark Persian.jpg

  Nintendo Power Magazine Insert
  Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• Although Fascinate is referred to as Tempt on the promotional release of this card, it is still considered a reprint. The attacks have the exact same effect, and the Japanese versions of the cards referred to both attacks by the same name. The reason for the differing names on the English versions is unknown.
• A number of the English Wizards promotional print of this card was printed without HP. Most of these error cards were destroyed, but some of them saw release.

Origin

• Fascinate's Japanese name and Tempt's Japanese name are that of Captivate, a move that later appeared in Generation IV of the Pokémon games that Persian can learn.
• This card may be based on Giovanni's Persian of the Pokémon anime.

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