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Gyarados-EX
XY Black Star Promos XY106/211 • promo
- Set
- XY Black Star Promos
- Number
- XY106/211
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- 2013
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $24.57
- Artist
- Eske Yoshinob
What it does
Flips a coin until you get tails. For each heads, search your deck for a Water Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
This attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The Gyarados-EX card, designated as XY106 within the XY Black Star Promos series, was released in 2016 as part of the promotional support for the Pokémon TCG XY expansion block. It was distributed specifically through the Gyarados-EX Box, a retail package that allowed players to acquire the card directly rather than searching through randomized booster packs. This release strategy was common during the XY era, aiming to provide collectors and competitive players with immediate access to specific powerful creatures featured in the digital games of the period.
The card features artwork by Eske Yoshinob, a recurring illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game known for a dynamic, high-energy style that emphasizes motion and intensity. For this iteration, Yoshinob focused on the fierce, serpentine aesthetic of Gyarados, utilizing the 'EX' card layout style that was characteristic of the era. The design was received by the player base as a functional, aggressive card for Water-type decks, valued for its ability to fit into the established meta-game while serving as a prominent centerpiece for collectors interested in full-art or promotional iterations of classic generation-one Pokémon.
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