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Lightning Cube 01
Aquapolis 127/147 • uncommon
- Set
- Aquapolis
- Number
- 127/147
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2003
- Market price
- $1.65
- Artist
- "Big Mama" Tagawa
What it does
Discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to this Pokémon. Then, flip a number of coins equal to the number of Energy cards discarded that way. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads.
Attach this card to 1 of your Lightning Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. At the end of your turn, discard Lightning Cube 01.
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Where it came from
The Lightning Cube 01, cataloged as 127/147 in the Aquapolis expansion, was released in early 2003 as part of the final major set of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's e-Card era. This expansion was notable for utilizing a specialized dot-code strip on the left side of the card, designed to be scanned by the Nintendo e-Reader peripheral to unlock mini-games or specific data entries. The expansion was produced by Media Factory and represented a departure from standard gameplay mechanics by integrating digital connectivity directly into the physical playing cards.
The design of the Aquapolis set, including the technical card layout for items like the Lightning Cube, was managed by the Creatures Inc. design team. These cards featured a sleek, minimalist aesthetic intended to accommodate the required technical hardware while maintaining the core visual language of the franchise. While the e-Card era is now considered a niche period for collectors due to the relative scarcity of the cards and the specific hardware required to utilize their unique features, the set remains highly regarded for its distinctive layout and its place in the history of experimental tabletop game design.
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