Coercion
Starter 1999 69 • uncommon
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 69
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jeffrey R. Busch
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.
"Human tenderness is simply weakness in a pretty package."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Coercion was released in the Starter 1999 set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which served as the foundational introduction to the game for international players. Produced by Wizards of the Coast, this card belongs to the Trainer category and was designed to provide players with a functional mechanic to manipulate the opponent's hand. Its inclusion in the starter set was intended to teach new participants about disruption strategies within the game's evolving meta-game.
The illustration for Coercion reflects the minimalist, functional aesthetic of early Pokémon TCG Trainer cards, prioritizing legibility and game-state clarity over elaborate background art. Like many cards from the initial print runs, it was part of a design effort to adapt the Japanese mechanical systems for a global audience. While the card is now considered a modest historical curiosity, it remains a recognized artifact of the game's rapid expansion in the late 1990s.
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About Coercion
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