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Forest of Giant Plants
Ancient Origins 74/98 • uncommon
- Set
- Ancient Origins
- Number
- 74/98
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2015
- Market price
- $0.32
- Artist
- Ryo Ueda
What it does
Each player's Grass Pokémon can evolve during his or her first turn or the turn he or she plays those Pokémon.
This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedBanned
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Forest of Giant Plants was released in 2015 as part of the Ancient Origins expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. As an uncommon Trainer card, it was designed to introduce a high-risk, high-reward mechanic to the game by allowing players to evolve their Grass-type Pokémon immediately upon play, bypassing the standard evolution rules. This created a significant shift in the competitive landscape, enabling rapid board setups that pushed the boundaries of standard gameplay pacing.
The card features artwork by Toyste Beach, whose style emphasizes the lush, overgrowth aesthetic associated with the setting of the XY series. Within the competitive community, the card became notorious for its influence on the Expanded format, eventually leading to its official ban in organized play due to the extreme speed it provided to specific decks. Despite its controversial mechanical impact, it remains a recognized artifact of the mid-2010s era of the card game.
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