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Poliwrath
Expedition Base Set 24/165 • holo-rare
- Set
- Expedition Base Set
- Number
- 24/165
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 2002
- Energy type
- water energy
- Finish
- Cosmos
- Market price
- $59.00
- Artist
- Yuka Morii
What it does
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Poliwrath is on your Bench, you may flip a coin. If heads, take all Energy cards attached to your Active Pokémon, if any, and attach them to Poliwrath. Then switch Poliwrath with your Active Pokémon.
Flip a number of coins equal to the amount of Water Energy attached to Poliwrath. This attack does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each heads.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
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Where it came from
Released in 2002, the Expedition Base Set marked a significant shift for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, introducing the e-Reader technology that allowed players to scan cards into a Game Boy Advance. As the first set in the E-Card Series, it moved away from the design language of the Wizards of the Coast era, opting for a new layout that featured an elongated left-hand border designed to accommodate the dot-code strips required for digital interaction.
The Poliwrath card, numbered 24/165, features artwork by Hironobu Yoshida, whose clean, dynamic style emphasizes the character's muscular form and aquatic power. By this stage in the game's history, Poliwrath had become a staple of the franchise, and its inclusion in the rare holo tier of this experimental set highlights the transition period where the game sought to integrate new hardware capabilities while maintaining the aesthetic traditions established by early illustrators.
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