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Arceus
Arceus AR8/99 • rare
- Set
- Arceus
- Number
- AR8/99
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2009
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $36.17
- Artist
- Hajime Kusajima
What it does
Does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like.
It is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in November 2009 as part of the Platinum—Arceus expansion, this card represents a pivotal moment in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The set was designed to center around the Mythical Pokémon Arceus, introducing a unique mechanic where players could build entire decks around the character's versatile type-shifting capabilities. This specific card, AR8, belongs to a subset of 'Arceus' cards distinguished by their golden borders and distinct aesthetic, intended to elevate the legendary status of the character within the competitive meta of the time.
The artwork for the Arceus subset was curated to evoke a sense of primordial grandeur, often utilizing celestial backgrounds to emphasize the character's role as the creator figure in Pokémon lore. Illustrators for this set aimed for a polished, ethereal style that diverged from the standard card art found in the rest of the Platinum block. Upon release, these cards were highly sought after by collectors not only for their gameplay utility but for the cohesive visual narrative they created when assembled as a complete set of nine.
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