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Applin
Destined Rivals 016/182 • common
- Set
- Destined Rivals
- Number
- 016/182
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2025
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $0.17
- Artist
- Tetsu Kayama
What it does
Heal 10 damage from this Pokémon.
It grows by eating the flesh of an apple. Applin uses its own body fluid to strengthen the apple's skin and prevent it from rotting.
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Where it came from
Applin (016/182) was introduced as part of the Destined Rivals expansion, a set released to capture the dynamic interactions between iconic Pokémon pairings. As a common grass-type card, it serves as an accessible entry point for players looking to integrate the Apple Core Pokémon into their decks, reflecting its debut generation’s theme of food-based creature designs that blend natural motifs with whimsical aesthetics.
The card’s illustration leans into the character’s deceptive nature, hiding within a fruit to avoid detection. By utilizing the standard visual language established for the modern era of the trading card game, the design prioritizes clarity and utility for players. It follows the tradition of common cards providing necessary support and evolutionary foundations, maintaining a consistent style that aligns with the broader artistic direction of the Sword and Shield era sets.
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