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- Fast Ball
- BREAKpoint
- #187
- @emi-miwa
- format:blw-on-modified-2013
- is:team-magmas
- hp:250
- print-type:alternate
- series:e-card
- retreat:3
- color:f
- has:rule-box
- rarity:promo
- evolves-from:trevenant
- type:stadium
- resist:f
- pokemon:cloyster
- collection:shiny-vault
- mark:d
- evolves-into:aerodactyl-gx
- stage:vmax
- (LOT)
- weak:c
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Nos
I know there was an overhaul in syntax with Sword and Shield, so maybe I’m resistant to the drastic change in the abilities wording. “Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a card from your hand. If you do, draw 2 cards. You can’t use this ability if you have no cards left in your deck” just feels more natural to me.
Prof. Joel1007
Every Pokémon is someone’s favourite. Going to pog review it now.
SquirtleGlasses
I’ve never met anyone that cares bout Swalot.
Twylis
The phrasing is intended to emphasize that the discard is a required cost to the ability, rather than part of the effect. Otherwise, it would raise the question of whether the drawing effect or discard effect can be done independent of the other one (e.g. if you have a hand of 0 and then try to draw 2).
Zoroark GX‘s Trade ability did have wording closer to what you’re proposing, though. I assume the newer wording is intended to convey that you can’t use this ability to discard anything if your deck has 0 cards remaining.
Nos
Great card, but I hate how the ability is worded. It makes it sound like you could discard a card from your hand, then play other cards and then draw your two. Just word it so it says “Once during your turn, before your attack, you may discard a card from your hand and draw 2 cards.”
Stuart Newsby
Midday and Midnight form Lycanroc have only gotten single-prize cards printed in the SwSh era. Dusk form Lycanroc gets the V and VMAX!!
Henry VIII
8 years later, this is still the most recent –original– Swalot card printed. (Swalot · Celestial Storm (CES) #58 was a reimagination of the first ever Swalot card printed).
Henry VIII
The Bulbasaur evolution line has never received a poison-type card in the TCG (since the split of poison and grass in the DP era).
Lycan
its attack is pretty powerful it allows for special energy search and attachment too
ski
The reason they show their attached colour is so only the top of the card has to stick out from under the attached pokemon, providing visual clarity to your opponent
Henry VIII
In this set, Nishida joined Sugimori, Kinebushi, Arita, and Kimeno as the 5th artist in the TCG.
Henry VIII
If you flip tails, you die
Henry VIII
I think it’s cool that Himeno is still illustrating cards for the TCG… he’s been on the scene since all the way back in Jungle!
https://pkmncards.com/card/flareon-jungle-ju-19/
Arita is the only other artist from the first three sets still standing, as far as I can tell
LeoBN
Jirachi is amused by the wish it has to grant this millenium.
Richard Rich
30 HP?!?! What the heck were they thinking! This isn’t 2002 anymore!
https://pkmncards.com/card/mew-southern-islands-si-1/
Twylis
This is the case with a lot of gen I art, which often depict small animals like birds, fish, crabs, and butterflies. There’s also non-TCG promotional art depicting a dog, even, and references to Indian elephants have persisted in Gastly and Raichu’s dex entries even into Sun and Moon. Plus many instances in the anime.
My stance is that real-life animals were originally intended to co-exist with pokemon early in the franchise, but gradually got abandoned in favor of an all-pokemon world as more species were created. Aside from “environmental” animals like coral and starfish, real-life animals pretty much never show up anymore.
Bulbapedia has an article covering the topic:
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Animals_in_the_Pok%C3%A9mon_world
SquirtleGlasses
There’s a bird in this artwork. Animals that aren’t Pokemon confirmed.
LeoBN
My guess is he’s looking at this Kingler over the rocks and wondering when it will evolves to such an imposing shape.
Weird Al
I wonder what Krabby is looking at up there?
Yeah
Lol Swampert looks like it ate some shrooms and is flyin highhhh