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Dragonite
Expedition Base Set 9/165 • holo-rare
- Set
- Expedition Base Set
- Number
- 9/165
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 2002
- Energy type
- colorless energy
- Finish
- Cosmos
- Market price
- $799.69
- Artist
- Kagemaru Himeno
What it does
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Dragonite is on your Bench, you may reduce your Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost to 0.
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
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- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 2002, the Expedition Base Set marked a significant transition for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, introducing the e-Reader technology to the Western market. As the first set in the e-Card Series, it featured cards with dot-code strips along the borders, designed to be scanned through a Nintendo Game Boy Advance e-Reader accessory to unlock mini-games, Pokédex entries, or musical tracks. This technical innovation shifted the card design to a narrower frame to accommodate the scanner strip, moving away from the classic Base Set aesthetic.
The Dragonite card, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, captures the Pokémon in a stoic, airborne pose that emphasizes its role as a powerful pseudo-legendary creature. Arita, a foundational artist for the franchise, utilized a cleaner, more contemporary illustrative style for this set to align with the evolving digital nature of the game. While the set received mixed reviews from players due to the additional hardware requirements of the e-Reader, the artwork remains highly regarded by collectors for its polished finish and the novelty of the short-lived technological integration.
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