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{P}{C} → Rumble : 40
The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
{P}{P}{C} → Tail Swing : 100
This attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent’s Benched Basic Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
illus. Ken Sugimori · LV.48
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It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn as it contains venom.
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The fact that almost all Gen 1 poison types are purple-colored really explains why they chose to switch poison to psychic-type coloring with gen 4.
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I know it’s not a unique feature with this set, but this card has nothing in common with the original Nidoking it’s meant to be a pseudoreprint of. Tail Swing appears to be wholly unique for this card, but Rumble is a recurring attack in the TCG. The first time it appeared was actually on the JP-only Giovanni’s Nidoking (CoroCoro promo), so it might be a pretty easily overlooked callback to that?