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Light Flareon
Neo Destiny 46/105 • uncommon
- Set
- Neo Destiny
- Number
- 46/105
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2002
- Energy type
- fire energy
- Market price
- $61.67
- Artist
- Atsuko Nishida
What it does
If you have any benched Pokémon, search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of them. Then shuffle your deck.
Flip 2 coins. For each heads, discard a Fire Energy card attached to Light Flareon or this attack does nothing. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 damage for each heads.
It creates its flames by swallowing air into a special pouch within its body, then heating it to over 3000 degrees.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Light Flareon was released in 2002 as part of the Neo Destiny expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set was unique for introducing the 'Light' mechanic, a thematic sub-series of Pokémon that represented a more gentle or nurturing evolution compared to the often aggressive 'Dark' Pokémon featured in earlier Neo sets. The artwork, executed by Ken Sugimori, reflects this departure by depicting Flareon in a soft, non-combative posture, emphasizing the creative direction of the Wizards of the Coast era to diversify the emotional range of the game's creature designs.
The reception of the Neo Destiny set among collectors is largely defined by its limited print run and the inclusion of the Shining Pokémon subset, which overshadowed many of the lower-rarity cards. While Light Flareon was an uncommon card, it remains a notable piece of late-Generation II history. It serves as a visual bridge between the experimental designs of the Neo era and the streamlined aesthetic that followed, standing out today as a nostalgic representation of the series' transition toward more nuanced character storytelling.
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