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{Y} → Polka-Dot Search
Look at the top 8 cards of your deck and attach any number of Energy cards you find there to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck.
{Y}{C}{C} → Play Rough : 60+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
illus. Naoyo Kimura
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The bubble-like pattern on its stomach helps it camouflage itself when it’s in the water.
Psykicked
Azumarill, you have enough polka dots! Don’t search for an excessive amount!
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Polka-dot search is actually a terrific move. Too bad it’s on a stage 1 instead of a basic…
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Polka-Dot Search’s original attack name, みずたまさがし, miiight be intended as a reference to Azurill, as Azurill’s category is みずたまポケモン (which you could translate as either “Polka-Dot Pokémon”, as the games did, or “Droplet Pokémon”, みずたま is a phrase with dual meaning and fits Azurill very well).
At the time this card was printed, Azurill hadn’t appeared in the TCG since DP1(!), so it’s a bit of a cheeky reference to make. Thankfully, Azurill finally made a reappearance a few sets later (in Cosmic Eclipse).