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- ↓ 0.50
- ꩜ 1.62
- ↑ 33.60
{W}{W}{C} → Aurora Beam : 50
{W}{W}{C}{C} → Ice Beam : 30
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
illus. Mitsuhiro Arita · LV.42
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Stores thermal energy in its body. Swims at a steady 8 knots even in intensely cold waters.
Louis Strasbourg
Pretty wild that Ice Beam costs one extra colorless energy and does 20 less damage for the *50% chance* that you MIGHT paralyze the defending Pokemon.
Nos
I think Walrein · Dragons Exalted (DRX) #31 takes this concept and makes it work. The second attack costs more and does less, but guarantees the Defending Pokémon will be Paralyzed. The attack just can’t be used consecutively.