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Cyndaquil
ヒノアラシ Hinoarashi
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Astral Radiance
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| English card no.
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023/189
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| Japanese expansion
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Time Gazer
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| Japanese rarity
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009/067
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Cyndaquil.
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Cyndaquil (Japanese: ヒノアラシ Hinoarashi) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the SWSH Black Star Promos.
Card text
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Charge Energy
エネチャージ
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| Search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
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Live Coal
ひだね
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10
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Pokédex data (SWSH Promotional print)
Pokédex data (Astral Radiance print)
| Cyndaquil - Fire Mouse Pokémon
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| No.
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Height
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Weight
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| 155
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1'8" (0.5 m)
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17.4 lbs. (7.9 kg)
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| Pokédex entry
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| Hails from the Johto region. Though usually curled into a ball due to its timid disposition, it harbors tremendous firepower.
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| ジョウトの地に 棲みし ポケモン。 小胆な 気性ゆえ 常より 身を 丸めるが 秘めたる 火力は 強烈。
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Release information
This card was released as a Holofoil SWSH Black Star Promo with artwork by Teeziro and was available in the Collector Bundle from March 25, 2022 and the Spring 2022 Collector Chest from May 6, 2022. Initial print-runs were Mirror Holofoil, but Collector Chests started including Cosmos Holofoil variants by February 2023. In Japan, it was released as a Non Holofoil S-P Promotional card and was first distributed through elementary schools in late January 2022. The card was one of three S-P Promos that could be enclosed with Pokémon-themed OenNote notebooks, which also came with a card display frame featuring outlines of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus first partner Pokémon.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It received a more general release as part of a third "Have Fun. Spring, Pokémon Card." campaign that began on March 25, 2022. During the campaign, customers who purchased any Pokémon TCG products at participating Pokémon Card Gym locations or eligible products at participating Pokémon Centers or Pokémon Stores were given a Promo Card Pack containing one of three S-P Promos. Customers were also given a "Have Fun. Spring, Pokémon Card." sticker with their purchase. The campaign ran for as long as stocks lasted and was limited to one per customer.[8] It was reprinted in the Astral Radiance expansion with different artwork by sui, first released in the Japanese Time Gazer expansion.
Gallery
Trivia
This card was officially released first in Taiwan as a Traditional Chinese-language S-P Promotional card as part of a Lunar New Year KFC promotion that ran between January 11 and February 28, 2022. Customers at participating restaurants who purchased a Chicken with Golden Seafood and Rich Cheese set meal during the promotion period received a Promo Card Pack containing one of three S-P Promos with their order. This print is Non Holofoil and features the KFC logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork. Customers ordering the set between January 24 and 30, 2022 would also receive two Pokémon red envelopes with their order.[9]
Origin
Charge Energy is an attack that first appeared on Vibrava from Furious Fists. This card's SWSH Promotional print's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y, whereas the Astral Radiance print's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
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