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Pokémon (Eevee) › Basic : Evolves into Jolteon, Flareon, Vaporeon, Umbreon, Espeon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Sylveon-GX, Glaceon-GX, Umbreon-GX, Leafeon-GX, Espeon-GX, Dark Vaporeon, Dark Espeon, Dark Flareon, Umbreon ex, Dark Jolteon, Jolteon ex, Jolteon-GX, Vaporeon ex, Espeon ex, Vaporeon-GX, Light Flareon, Light Jolteon, Flareon ex, Light Vaporeon, or Flareon-GX
{C} → Tail Wag
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can’t attack Eevee during your opponent’s next turn. (Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.)
{C}{C} → Quick Attack : 10+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
illus. Kagemaru Himeno · LV.12
Formats: Other: 1999–2001
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Its genetic code is irregular. It may mutate if it is exposed to radiation from elemental stones.
djcashtag
This card is mistranslated. The original text states that if the coin is heads the Defending Pokémon can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn – it shouldn’t be restricted to not attacking Eevee specifically. In the English mistranslation your opponent could theoretically play Gust of Wind to get around Tail Wag, but that wouldn’t work in the OCG.
「コインを投げて「おもて」なら「しっぽをふる」を受けた相手の対戦ポケモンは、次の相手の番にワザをつかえない。」
JP
This one is missing from Watermelon’s list of old-back mistranslations; thanks for calling it out!
Zasalamel2002
looks like the card got errata later and the English text reflects that. More info here https://twitter.com/Ambassador_TCG/status/1738292121054916635
djcashtag
Wow, great catch from Ambassador as always! In that case I believe this card would be similar to Brock’s Ninetales – another card that had an errata issued for the original Japanese print that only printed that errata’d version into English. I wonder what other cards fall into this niche category?
JP
Off the top of my head, Energy Retrieval / Super Energy Retrieval (original prints could get back Double Colorless Energy). Details here: https://jklaczpokemon.com/original-rules/#ert-sert
Edit: just realized you may have meant only the errata’d version got printed in English and never in Japan, in which case these don’t count, because their updated texts did get Japanese printings…