Slowpoke (Fossil 55)

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Slowpoke LV.18
ヤドン Yadon
Psychic
SlowpokeFossil55.jpg
Fossil print
Illus. Miki Tanaka
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Slowpoke
Type Psychic
HP 50
weakness
Psychic×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Fossil
Rarity Common
English card no. 55/62
Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils
Japanese rarity Common
TCG GB1 set Laboratory
TCG GB1 ID D29
TCG GB2 set Island of Fossil
TCG GB2 ID C41
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Common
English card no. 93/110
Expansion Generations
Rarity Common
English card no. 32/83
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Slowpoke.

Slowpoke (Japanese: ヤドン Yadon) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Fossil print

Colorless Spacing Out
ぼーっとする
Flip a coin. If heads, remove a damage counter from Slowpoke. This attack can't be used if Slowpoke has no damage counters on it.
PsychicPsychic Scavenge
ゴミあさり
Discard 1 Psychic Energy card attached to Slowpoke in order to use this attack. Put a Trainer card from your discard pile into your hand.


Pokédex data (Fossil print)

Psychic
Psychic
Slowpoke - Dopey Pokémon
No. Height Weight
079 3'11" (1.2 m) 79 lbs. (36 kg)
Pokédex entry
Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when under attack.
いつもボーッとしていて、何を考えているかわからない。尻尾でエサをつるのが得意。


Generations print

Colorless Spacing Out
Flip a coin. If heads, heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.
PsychicPsychic Scavenge
Discard a Psychic Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, put an Item card from your discard pile into your hand.


Pokédex data (Generations print)

Psychic
Psychic
Slowpoke - Dopey Pokémon
No. Height Weight
079 3'11" (1.2 m) 79.4 lbs. (36.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail.


Release information

This card was released in the English Fossil expansion, originating from the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion. It was later reprinted in the English Legendary Collection expansion. It was reprinted again in the English Generations expansion with the current card design.

The card erroneously credits Miki Tanaka's name as "Miki Takana", even though this was the first card that Miki Tanaka illustrated.

Trivia

Origin

This card's English Fossil Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green. The Generations Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon X.


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