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Popplio
SM Black Star Promos SM03/248 • promo
- Set
- SM Black Star Promos
- Number
- SM03/248
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- 2017
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $2.15
- Artist
- match
What it does
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
This Pokémon snorts body fluids from its nose, blowing balloons to smash into its foes. It's famous for being a hard worker.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
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Where it came from
Popplio SM03 was released in 2016 as part of the Sun & Moon Black Star Promos set, a collection specifically designed to bridge the transition between the XY and Sun & Moon eras of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This card was distributed alongside Litten and Rowlet promos, serving as an introductory piece for the Alola region starters in the western TCG market. It was typically found in the Sun & Moon Blister Packs, intended to give new and returning players an accessible way to collect the generation seven starter Pokémon.
The card features artwork by Ken Sugimori, the longtime lead designer for the Pokémon franchise. Sugimori’s illustration style here emphasizes Popplio’s playful, seal-like anatomy and its signature bubble-blowing ability, adhering to his characteristic clean lines and vibrant, high-contrast coloring. As a common promotional release meant to accompany the launch of the Sun & Moon video games, the card was widely received as a standard entry-level collectible, valued more for its role in set completion than for competitive play utility.
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