Meganium (Expedition 53)

Meganium   メガニウム Meganium

Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Evolution stage Stage 2 Pokémon Evolves from Bayleef Card name Meganium Type Grass HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost Expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 53/165 Japanese Half Deck Pokémon-e Starter Deck Japanese card no. 008/029 Japanese expansion P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 015/P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Meganium.

Meganium (Japanese: メガニウム Meganium) is a Grass-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Sleep Powder ねむりごな 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Solarbeam ソーラービーム 50

e-Reader data

This card has two prints: the Non Holofoil print has the card ID A-08-#, the Holofoil print has the card ID A-08. The short strip contains Pokédex information and a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil print.

Pokédex data

Meganium - Herb Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
154	5'11" (1.8 m)	222.0 lbs. (100.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
Anyone who stands beside it becomes refreshed, just as if they were relaxing in a sunny forest.
メガニウムの　そばに　いると　しんりんよくを　したような　すがすがしい　きぶんに　なれる。

Release information

This card was included in the English Expedition Base Set, first released in the Japanese Pokémon-e Starter Deck. In Japan, the card was reprinted as a Cosmos Holofoil P Promotional card, and was one of three cards available as part of the Starter Triple Get Campaign <Gold Silver Course>. The Starter Triple Get Campaign required people collect 3 proof of purchase seals from Pokémon-e Starter Decks (only 1 was present on each deck), and send them to the Pokémon Company affixed to a postcard. Five lotteries were held during the campaign period, which ran from December 1, 2001 until April 30, 2001. 2,000 sets of cards were distributed to drawn entrants in each lottery, making a total of 10,000 sets available. 5,000 of these were Red Green Course sets, which contained Venusaur, Blastoise, and Charizard. The other 5,000 were Gold Silver Course sets, containing this card, Feraligatr, and Typhlosion. The lotteries were held on December 31, 2001; January 31, 2002; February 28, 2002; March 30, 2002; and April 30, 2002.

Trivia

Origin

Sleep Powder and SolarBeam are both moves in the Pokémon games. Meganium can learn SolarBeam, but not Sleep Powder. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.

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