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Dark Blastoise
Team Rocket 3/82 • holo-rare
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Number
- 3/82
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 2000
- Energy type
- water energy
- Finish
- Cosmos
- Market price
- $518.00
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)
An aggressive Pokémon that tackles anything it sees.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Dark Blastoise card was released as part of the Team Rocket expansion in 2000, which served as the third main set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set introduced the 'Dark' archetype to the game, marking a thematic shift where popular Pokémon were reimagined with darker color palettes and more aggressive attack styles, reflecting the villainous aesthetic of the Team Rocket organization within the Pokémon franchise.
The card features artwork by Ken Sugimori, the primary illustrator for the series and a key figure in the visual design of the original Pokémon characters. Sugimori's approach for the Team Rocket set moved away from the more vibrant, standard portrayals of these creatures, opting for a moodier, high-contrast illustration style that emphasized the subject's intimidating nature, which was well-received by players and collectors for successfully pivoting the game's art direction during its early expansion phase.
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