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Rain Castform
Delta Species 26/113 • rare
- Set
- Delta Species
- Number
- 26/113
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2005
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $5.24
- Artist
- Miki Tanaka
What it does
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for Castform, Sunny Castform, or Snow-cloud Castform and switch it with Rain Castform. (Any cards attached to Rain Castform, damage counters, Special Conditions, and effects on it are now on the new Pokémon.) Shuffle Rain Castform back into your deck. You can't use more than 1 Temperamental Weather Poké-Power each turn.
Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Holon Energy card attached to Rain Castform.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in October 2005 as part of the EX Delta Species expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, this card reflects the introduction of the Delta Species mechanic. This set was designed to explore the concept of Pokémon whose types were altered due to exposure to mysterious electromagnetic waves, resulting in unique type combinations that broke from traditional elemental archetypes. The artistic direction leaned into this experimental aesthetic, often featuring distinct, shimmering backgrounds and a departure from standard color palettes to signify the mutated nature of the subjects.
This specific iteration of Rain Castform portrays the Pokémon in its transformed state, adapting its type to Water to suit the set's narrative of environmental shifts. The artwork, consistent with the high-detail illustrations of the mid-2000s era, was produced during a period when the card game was focusing heavily on innovative gameplay mechanics and shifting elemental alignments. It was generally received by players as a functional utility card within the set, appreciated for its ability to manipulate weather conditions in the game, though it remains primarily valued today as a nostalgic representation of the Delta Species thematic era.
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