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Cranidos
DP Black Star Promos DP07/56 • promo
- Set
- DP Black Star Promos
- Number
- DP07/56
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- 2007
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $16.55
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
It lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its skull is as hard as iron.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Cranidos card, numbered DP07 in the DP Black Star Promos set, was released in 2007 as part of the promotional rollout for the Diamond and Pearl era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. These cards were distributed primarily through blister packs and special merchandise bundles, designed to highlight the newly introduced Generation IV Pokémon from the Sinnoh region. By featuring the Rock-type Cranidos, the card served as an early introduction for players to the game's evolving mechanics and the aesthetic shift that defined the Nintendo DS generation of titles.
The artwork for this promotional release reflects the clean, digital illustration style synonymous with the Diamond and Pearl aesthetic transition. The illustration captures the aggressive, prehistoric design of Cranidos, emphasizing its role as a hard-hitting Fighting-type attacker. As a promo card, it was received as a functional, accessible addition to early competitive decks, providing players with a straightforward entry point into the new card pool before the full expansion sets had saturated the market.
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