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Lickitung
Southern Islands 16/18
- Set
- Southern Islands
- Number
- 16/18
- Released
- 2001
- Energy type
- colorless energy
- Market price
- $40.26
- Artist
- Naoyo Kimura
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 Pokémon (yours or your opponent's) with damage counters on it and remove 2 damage counters from it (1 if it only has 1).
Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.
This Pokémon uses its six-foot tongue as if it were a hand. The origin of its anaesthetic properties is still a mystery.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Southern Islands collection was released in Japan in 1999 as a promotional set designed to celebrate the tropical landscapes of the Pokémon world. Unlike standard expansion packs of the era, these cards were sold in colorful, themed folders—the 'Rainbow Island' and 'Tropical Island' sets—which featured original artwork intended to evoke a relaxed, immersive travel aesthetic. The cards were designed to be collected as a cohesive series, with the background illustrations often connecting to form larger, panoramic scenes.
The Lickitung card, numbered 16/18, was illustrated by the artist Keiko Fukuyama. Her approach for this set leaned into a soft, watercolor-inspired aesthetic that departed from the more rigid, action-oriented art typical of early Pokémon trading cards. By placing Lickitung in a lush, verdant environment, the illustration emphasizes the creature's whimsical nature. Upon release, the set was well-received for its unique artistic direction, ultimately becoming a highly sought-after collectible due to its limited distribution and distinct visual identity compared to the main base sets.
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