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- ↓ 0.05
- ꩜ 0.14
- ↑ 1.35
{C} → Peck : 10
{P}{C} → Horn Attack : 20
illus. Naoyo Kimura
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It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
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Poipole, the Nidoran line, and the Gulpin line are the only pure-poison types that haven’t appeared in the TCG since the type change (Psychic to Darkness)
https://plotapi.com/gallery/posts/showcase/pokemon-types-with-plotapi-chord/
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The tragedy with Gulpin is that its green color used to match when poison was Grass-type, and Swalot matched when it was Psychic-type… now neither matches :(
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I hope either Nidoran line returns soon–they’ve been a staple of the TCG since base set!
I suspect that TPCi has been a bit reluctant to bring them back, cuz such cute Pokemon may look more *sinister* with the black background!
For instance, the cute artwork on Lost Abyss Mareanie contrasts with the blackness on the card…
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mareanie_(Lost_Abyss_71)
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They brought them back in 151: https://pkmncards.com/card/nidoran-male-151-mew-032/
This is also the first set since Skyridge to feature Kadabra.
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And…Gulpin is back in Stellar Miracle.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gulpin_(Stellar_Miracle_61) (the page doesn’t yet exist, as the Gulpin was revealed today)