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Blastoise LV.52
カメックス Kamex
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| Japanese Deck Kit
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Intro Pack
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Squirtle Deck
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Base Set 2
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2/130
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Blastoise.
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Blastoise (Japanese: カメックス Kamex) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Base Set.
Card text
Base Set print
As often as you like during your turn
(before your attack), you may attach 1
Energy card to 1 of your
Pokémon.
(This doesn't use up your 1 Energy card attachment for the turn.) This power can't be used if
Blastoise is
Asleep,
Confused, or
Paralyzed.
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each
Energy attached to
Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Extra
Energy after the 2nd doesn't count.
Base Set 2 print
As often as you like during your turn
(before your attack), you may attach 1
Energy card to 1 of your
Pokémon.
(This doesn't use up your 1 Energy card attachment for the turn.) This power can't be used if
Blastoise is
Asleep,
Confused, or
Paralyzed.
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each
Energy attached to
Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
Pokédex data
A brutal Pokémon with pressurized water jets on its shell. They are used for high-speed tackles.
体が重たく、のしかかって相手を気絶させる。ピンチのときは、カラにかくれる。
Release information
This card was released in the Base Set with an illustration by Ken Sugimori, first originating from the Japanese Expansion Pack. A print of this card was included in the Trainer Deck B with an exclusive red border and "Trainer Deck B" printed on the back of the card, distributed to prototype Pokémon Leagues before the TCG officially launched in North America. In Japan, this card was released as an Unnumbered Promotional card with different artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was first available through the Trade Please campaign that ran from February 10 to July 31 in 1998. Participants were required to mail a flyer included with copies of Trade Please by Suzukisan to MediaFactory along with any two Pokémon trading cards and a return envelope within the campaign period. Participants could select a "course" detailed on the flyer by writing in the appropriate space. The "A Course" included a Charizard card and a Trade Please! promotional card. The "B Course" included a copy of this card and the Trade Please! card. The "C Course" included a Venusaur card and the Trade Please! card. MediaFactory would then send the two cards from the chosen course to the participant, completing the trade. This print was later reprinted in the Intro Pack and again as part of the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD. The original Base Set print was later reprinted in the English Base Set 2 expansion.
Gallery
Trivia
- The Unnumbered Promotional prints available through the Trade Please campaign and in the Pokémon Song Best Collection CD have the Pikachu Records logo in place of an expansion symbol.
- A few copies of the card lack the word "Stage" in the text in the upper right explaining how to play the card.
Origin
Rain Dance and Hydro Pump are both moves in the Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn, though Rain Dance did not become an actual move until Generation II. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.
