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Shadow Lugia ダーク・ルギア Dark Lugia
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Illus. Unknown
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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Lugia.
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Shadow Lugia (Japanese: ダーク・ルギア Dark Lugia) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card.
Card text
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Shadow Storm ダークストーム
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1000
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A shadowy aura is used to whip up a vicious tornado.
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Release information
This card was first distributed at the Nintendo World Store Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness launch event in New York on October 2, 2005. It was given to anyone who played the demo of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness at the event, between 2pm and 6pm. It was then distributed as part of the Pokémon 10th Anniversary celebration at Space Center Houston on March 25, 2006, followed by a rather limited release to attendants of the Nintendo pre-Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) press conference on May 9, 2006. It was later awarded as a prize to the five finalists of the Pikachu freeze-dance contest at the Nintendo World Store Pokémon Platinum launch event on March 21, 2009.
In Japan, it was available as an insert with the Summer 2005 Special Edition copies of Pokémon Scoop, distributed to visitors at each Pokémon Festa 2005 venue, held at several locations across Japan between July 17 and August 21, 2005. The Japanese print also has a Black Star Promo symbol.
Trivia
- This card was only released as a Jumbo card and therefore cannot be used at official tournaments.
- This card features the logo from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness instead of an illustrator.
- In addition to the regular copyright information on the bottom of the card, this card also has "Developed by Genius Sonority Inc."
- This card also shares the highest attack damage of any printed card with several other Jumbo promotional cards. The highest base attack damage on any tournament legal card remains 300.
Origin
Shadow Lugia has a central role in the storyline of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Shadow Storm is a Shadow move in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness that Shadow Lugia knows prior to purification.