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Archeops
アーケオス Archeos
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| English expansion
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Dark Explorers
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110/108
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| Japanese expansion
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Dark Rush
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075/069
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Archeops.
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Archeops (Japanese: アーケオス Archeos) is a Fighting-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Noble Victories expansion.
Card text
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| Each player can't play any Pokémon from his or her hand to evolve his or her Pokémon.
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| Does 10 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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Pokédex data (Noble Victories print)
| Archeops - First Bird Pokémon
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Height
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Weight
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4'07" (1.4 m)
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70.5 lbs. (32.0 kg)
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| Pokédex entry
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| They are intelligent and will cooperate to catch prey. From the ground, they use a running start to take flight.
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| 地上で 助走を つけてから 飛び立つ。 仲間と 協力して 獲物を しとめる 知能を 持つ。
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Pokédex data (Dark Explorers print)
Release information
This card was included in the Noble Victories expansion with artwork by Kouki Saitou, first released in the Japanese Red Collection. It was reprinted in the Dark Explorers expansion with different artwork by 5ban Graphics as an Ultra-Rare Secret card, originating from the Japanese Dark Rush expansion.
Gallery
Trivia
- It was announced in July 2017 that this card was to be banned from all sanctioned Pokémon TCG tournaments using the Expanded format as it was ruled to create an unbalanced playing environment. The specific concerns were:
- Its Ancient Power Ability has a very negative effect on decks that rely on evolved Pokémon.
- It limits the number of viable strategies when used with Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick. Though this card had also been banned, the release of Ditto ♢ kept it relatively easy to play Archeops.
Origin
Ancient Power and Rock Slide are both moves in the Pokémon games that Archeops can learn. This card's Noble Victories Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black. The Dark Explorers print features the Shiny version of Archeops.
