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{C}{C} → Deafen : 40
Your opponent can’t play any Trainer cards (except for Supporter cards) from his or her hand during your opponent’s next turn.
{G}{G}{C}{C} → Dragon Roar
Put 8 damage counters on the Defending Pokémon. If that Pokémon would be Knocked Out by this attack, put any damage counters not necessary to Knock Out the Defending Pokémon on your opponent’s Benched Pokémon in any way you like.
· Pokémon-ex rule: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
illus. Ryo Ueda
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Caleb Mullins
amazon price links to delta rainbow energy :/
Adam Capriola
Will fix – good catch Caleb!
Anonymous
Of an interesting note: This was before the stadium rule split, so if you deafen, the opponent cannot play stadiums either. I played around with this guy in Iron Chef on pokegym a while back. This guy+ Holon Engine + crobats, etc—>fun
feyblade
Ha…. ha…. It’s a grass type because it gets Hay Fever in attack form. Very clever, guys .
By the way, this is the second Dragonite ex printed in a set with the word “Dragon” in its title. I guess they really thought that featuring that word in the title would attract kids.
Stuart Newsby
I’m guessing this Dragonite is grass type because Dragonite’s shiny form is green!
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dragonite_(Pok%C3%A9mon)#Sprites
Jiří z Poděbrad
“Dragon Roar” is a pretty unique move for the time. Nowadays, a move like it would be phrased like “put __ damage counters on your opponent’s Pokémon in any way you like” (e.g., Espeon & Deoxys GX or Mimikyu VMAX).
Crystal
That would operate differently, though! Assume the Defending Pokémon is 70HP away from a KO, and there are five benched Pokémon that are all 10 HP from a KO. If the attack let you place damage counters any way you like, you’d probably want to place 1 on each of the 5 benched Pokémon, and just 2 on Dragonite ex, getting you 5 prizes; the way this attack is actually phrased you have to ‘spend’ 7 counters to KO the defending Pokémon, and only get to knock out one more.
Jiří z Poděbrad
Very true. Good points — in this way, the later iterations of this attack are more “cost-effective” than Dragonite ex here.