Ingenious Thief
Starter 1999 40 • common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
Flying
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ingenious Thief was released as part of the Starter 1999 set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which served as an introductory product designed to teach new players the mechanics of the game. At the time, the hobby was experiencing an unprecedented surge in global popularity, and the Starter set was specifically curated to provide a balanced, accessible deck-building experience for newcomers to the franchise.
The card features artwork by Ken Sugimori, the primary illustrator for the early Pokémon series. Sugimori's aesthetic during this era was defined by clean lines and watercolor-influenced coloring, aiming to capture the distinctive character designs of the original 151 Pokémon. As a Trainer card, it was received as a functional utility piece meant to support the player's strategy, reflecting the game's initial design philosophy of simple, effect-driven card interactions.
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