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Slowbro
Aquapolis 33/147 • rare
- Set
- Aquapolis
- Number
- 33/147
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2003
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $113.78
- Artist
- Aya Kusube
What it does
Any damage done to Slowbro by attacks from Basic Pokémon (excluding Baby Pokémon) is reduced by 20.
This attack does 30 damage plus 10 damage for each Energy attached to Slowbro but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 2003 as part of the Aquapolis expansion, this card represents the final major set of the E-Card series produced by Wizards of the Coast. The set was designed to integrate with the Nintendo Game Boy Advance E-Reader peripheral, which allowed players to scan the dot-code on the card to unlock specific gameplay bonuses, mini-games, or Pokédex data. This period marked a transition in the aesthetic direction of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, favoring clean, digital-forward layouts that emphasized the functionality of the E-Reader technology.
The Slowbro card features artwork by illustrator Kyoko Umemoto, who utilized the distinctive, streamlined artistic style typical of the early 2000s Pokémon sets. By positioning Slowbro in a vibrant, water-themed environment, the design aimed to capture the Pokémon's relaxed personality while adhering to the technical constraints required for the E-Reader bar codes. Upon its release, the Aquapolis set became highly sought after by collectors, partly due to the inclusion of the sought-after Crystal Pokémon, though standard rares like this Slowbro remain appreciated for their role in the unique, short-lived era of card-based digital connectivity.
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