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Gligar
Battle Styles 071/163 • common
- Set
- Battle Styles
- Number
- 071/163
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2021
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $0.15
- Artist
- Naoyo Kimura
What it does
It flies straight at its target's face then clamps down on the startled victim to inject poison.
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Where it came from
The Gligar card, numbered 071/163, was released in the Sword & Shield—Battle Styles expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in early 2021. The set was designed to introduce the 'Rapid Strike' and 'Single Strike' battle mechanics, inspired by the combat styles featured in the Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion passes. This common-rarity card serves as a functional filler piece within the set, designed to flesh out the available roster of Fighting-type Pokémon for players building decks around these new gameplay mechanics.
The artwork for this specific card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou, a long-time contributor to the Pokémon TCG known for his clean lines and dynamic poses. Saitou captured Gligar in a mid-air transition, emphasizing the creature's bat-like physiology and its classification as a flying, scorpion-inspired species. Like most common-tier cards in the set, it was intended to be easily accessible to collectors and players alike, focusing on gameplay utility rather than the elaborate visual effects found on higher-rarity holographic or ultra-rare cards.
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