Vigoroth (EX Sandstorm 52)

Vigoroth   ヤルキモノ Yarukimono

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Slakoth Card name Vigoroth Type Colorless HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion EX Sandstorm Rarity English card no. 52/100 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Japanese Half Deck Latias ex Half Deck Japanese card no. 010/018 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Vigoroth.

Vigoroth (Japanese: ヤルキモノ Yarukimono) is a Colorless-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the EX Sandstorm expansion.

Card text

Focus Energy きあいだめ

During your next turn, base damage of Vigoroth's Slash is attack is 90 instead of 40.

Slash きりさく 40

e-Reader data

This card's ID is I-58-#. The Dot Code strip contains Pokédex information, a TCG glossary snippet, and a brief area summary for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokédex data

Vigoroth - Wild Monkey Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
037	4'07" (1.4 m)	103.0 lbs. (46.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
Vigoroth is simply incapable of remaining still. Even when it tries to sleep, the blood in its veins grows agitated, compelling this Pokémon to run wild throughout the jungle before it can settle down.

Release information

This card is one of the 46 cards first released in September 2003 in the English EX Sandstorm expansion before the release of their Japanese prints. The Japanese print was later released on November 17 in the Gift Box.

Trivia

The Focus Energy attack contains two grammatical errors. There is a "the" missing after the first comma, and there is an unnecessary "is" following the word "Slash".

Origin

Focus Energy and Slash are both moves in the Pokémon games that Vigoroth can learn. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sapphire.

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