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High Pressure System
POP Series 3 10/17 • uncommon
- Set
- POP Series 3
- Number
- 10/17
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2006
- Market price
- $4.98
- Artist
- Ken Ikuji
What it does
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.
Each player pays Colorless less to retreat his or her Fire and Water Pokémon.
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Where it came from
High Pressure System was released in 2005 as part of the Pokémon Organized Play (POP) Series 3 set. These cards were distributed primarily through official Pokémon League events and tournaments, serving as promotional rewards rather than traditional booster pack offerings. This distribution method was designed to incentivize participation in the local competitive scene, making the card a symbol of grassroots play during the mid-2000s era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
The card functions as a Trainer card within the game's mechanics, featuring artwork that reflects the thematic naming of the series. Like other cards in the POP subsets, the design is characterized by the simplified, functional aesthetic typical of promotional materials from that period. It was received by players as a niche utility card, valued primarily for its specific strategic role in stabilizing gameplay conditions for certain deck archetypes rather than for its aesthetic or collectible prominence.
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