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Heracross
Team Rocket Returns 43/109 • uncommon
- Set
- Team Rocket Returns
- Number
- 43/109
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2004
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $14.66
- Artist
- Tomokazu Komiya
What it does
Any damage done to Heracross by attacks from your opponent's Basic Pokémon is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
If you have more Prize cards left than your opponent, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Prize card more than your opponent.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in November 2004 as part of the Team Rocket Returns expansion, this Heracross card reflects a shift in the Pokémon Trading Card Game toward darker, more tactical themes. The set revisited the villainous organization from the early Kanto games, introducing specialized mechanics like Dark Pokémon and Pokémon-ex that emphasized a more aggressive, high-stakes style of play compared to earlier generations.
The card features artwork by Midori Harada, a prolific illustrator known for a soft, watercolor-inspired aesthetic that provides a poignant contrast to the industrial and sinister themes of the Team Rocket set. While the card is categorized as an uncommon fighting type, its design was intended to offer players a reliable, solid utility creature that could pivot effectively in the competitive meta-game of the mid-2000s, helping to anchor deck structures during that era.
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