Brock’s Mankey · Gym Heroes (G1) #67

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   Warnock 2022

   (2 years ago)

   Debut of the attack “Taunt“!!
   Still goin’ strong as of 2022. Most recently appeared on EVS Sharpedo.

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     AmbassadorWarnock 2022

     (2 years ago)

     Later appearances of Taunt are actually a different attack. This Taunt [からかう 𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐮] only ever appeared on one other card – TR Grimer – and the Taunt you’re probably thinking of, [ちょうはつ 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐮] has two different versions;
     · the first version of 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐮 was on N4 Dark Ursaring
     · the second version of 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐮 debuted in BW

     Hard to notice because this version of “Taunt” functions identically to the BW-and-on version of Taunt, but 𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐮 is not the same ‘Taunt’ as in the video games. (This is, among a few other things, something that makes me wonder if the reset on some attack names in BW was a coordinated effort between PCL and TPCI to fix some growing disparities in localization of attack names due to weird things like this – an EN attack name being used in the TCG before it became an attack name in the games, and subsequent problems ensuing.)

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       Warnock 2022Ambassador

       (2 years ago)

       Thank you! Looks like the video game “Taunt” debuted in Gen 3, which explains why Grimer was the last ‘mon to use it.
       https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Taunt_(move)

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         Warnock 2022Warnock 2022

         (2 years ago)

         (the last ‘mon to use the old version [からかう 𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐮], that is)

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