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- ↓ 1.70
- ꩜ 3.86
- ↑ 4.84
{R}{C} → Magma Punch : 50
{R}{R}{C} → Fire Spin : 120
Discard 2 Energy attached to Typhlosion.
illus. Kagemaru Himeno
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It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions.
Quarter-Turn
Like a much worse Reshiram.
Blob Takeshi
He looks itchy.
Warnock 2022
As commented over on 𝗖𝗚 #𝟭𝟳/𝟭𝟬𝟬 Dusclops, during Gens 3-4 Himeno’s illustrations featured a lot of Pokemon standing at horizontal angles. The art is kinda disorienting and I’m glad he abandoned it in Gen 5.
Look through for some other examples: https://pkmncards.com/artist/kagemaru-himeno/page/7/?sort=date&ord=rev&display=images
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I quite like it, but my personal thoughts aside, I really don’t think he ever stopped – by way of example, the most recent set, Lost Origin, features two cards doing the same thing.