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Persian

Base Set 2 56/130 • uncommon

Set: Base Set 2
Number: 56/130
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: 2000
Energy type: colorless energy
Market price: $2.94
Artist: Kagemaru Himeno

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Market

What it's worth

$2.94market price via TCGplayer · Nov 3, 2026$2.43 – $3.55 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As part of the colorless set, this card offers a versatile addition to any collection because it can be integrated into diverse deck strategies regardless of elemental types. Its classification as an uncommon card makes it a distinctive find for those documenting the transition between early printing cycles.

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Card face

What it does

70 HPStage 1

Cost: colorless energy colorless energyScratch20

Cost: colorless energy colorless energy colorless energyPounce30

If the Defending Pokémon attacks Persian during your next turn, any damage done by the attack is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (Benching either Pokémon ends this effect.)

Weaknessfighting energy×2Resistancepsychic energy-30

Although its fur has many admirers, it is tough to raise as a pet because of its fickle meanness.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
ExpandedNot legal
UnlimitedLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Persian 56/130 hails from the Base Set 2 expansion, released in 2000 as a follow-up to the original Pokémon Trading Card Game launch. This set was designed to keep the most popular cards from the initial Base Set and Jungle expansions available to players in the North American market, serving as a consolidation of early competitive staples.

The artwork for this card features the original Ken Sugimori illustration, which depicts Persian in its iconic, sleek posture. Sugimori, as the primary artist for the early Pokémon games, prioritized clean lines and character clarity, a style that defined the visual language of the franchise during its global surge in popularity at the turn of the millennium.

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Other printings

Others named Persian

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About

About Persian

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