Paralyze
Unlimited Edition 120 • common
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 120
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $2.42
What it does
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay 4 generic mana. If the player does, untap the creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Paralyze debuted as part of the Base Set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which was first released in Japan in 1996 before arriving in English markets in 1999. Created by Wizards of the Coast under license from Nintendo and Game Freak, the game was designed to distill the strategic elemental combat of the original Game Boy titles into a tabletop format. The Unlimited Edition reflects the mass-market reprint of the original base set, produced after the initial limited 'First Edition' run to meet surging global demand.
The card illustration was provided by Keiji Kinebuchi, a long-time contributor to the early Pokémon TCG library. Kinebuchi’s work is characterized by a distinctive, slightly experimental aesthetic that often featured mixed media or digital rendering styles typical of the late 1990s. As a Trainer card, Paralyze—which allows a player to flip a coin to incapacitate an opponent's Pokémon—was designed as a foundational mechanic to teach players about status conditions, serving as a tactical staple in the earliest competitive meta.
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