Inkay (Forbidden Light 50)

Inkay   マーイーカ Maaiika

Hidden Fates print Illus. Shigenori Negishi

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Inkay Type Psychic HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Forbidden Light Rarity English card no. 50/131 Japanese expansion Forbidden Light Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 036/094 Japanese Deck Psychic Mewtwo-GX Deck Japanese card no. 050/131 Japanese expansion GX Ultra Shiny Japanese card no. 042/150 English expansion Hidden Fates Rarity English card no. SV17/SV94 Japanese expansion GX Ultra Shiny Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 177/150 Japanese Deck Kit Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 008/035 Japanese Deck Espeon & Deoxys-GX Tag Team GX Starter Set Japanese card no. 004/031 Japanese expansion Tag All Stars Japanese card no. 061/173 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Inkay.

Inkay (Japanese: マーイーカ Maaiika) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Forbidden Light expansion.

Card text

Hypnosis さいみんじゅつ

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.

Pokédex data

Inkay - Revolving Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
686	1'04" (0.4 m)	7.7 lbs. (3.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
It flashes the light-emitting spots on its body, which drains its opponent's will to fight. It takes the opportunity to scuttle away and hide.
光の 点滅で 襲ってきた 敵の 戦意を なくしてしまう。その すきに 姿を くらますのだ。

Release information

This card was included in the Forbidden Light expansion with artwork by sowsow, first released in the Japanese expansion of the same name. In Japan, it was reprinted in the Psychic Mewtwo-GX Deck, the GX Ultra Shiny subset, the Tag Team GX Premium Trainer Box, and in the Espeon & Deoxys-GX Tag Team GX Starter Set. A new print with artwork by Shigenori Negishi featuring the Shiny version of Inkay was included in the Hidden Fates expansion, which was also included in the Japanese GX Ultra Shiny subset. The Forbidden Light print was reprinted in the Japanese Tag All Stars subset.

Gallery

Forbidden Light print Illus. sowsow	Hidden Fates print Illus. Shigenori Negishi	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

Hypnosis is a move in the Pokémon games that Inkay can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y. The Hidden Fates print features the Shiny version of Inkay.

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