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Steelix
Stormfront 28/100 • rare
- Set
- Stormfront
- Number
- 28/100
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2008
- Energy type
- metal energy
- Market price
- $3.96
- Artist
- Naoyo Kimura
What it does
Choose a number of your opponent's Pokémon up to the amount of Energy attached to Steelix. This attack does 20 damage to each of them. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 100 damage times the number of heads.
Tempered underground under high pressure and heat, its body is harder than any metal.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in November 2008, the Stormfront expansion served as the final set in the Diamond & Pearl Series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set was notable for its focus on powerful Pokémon introduced in the Sinnoh region, alongside a nostalgic tribute to the original 1999 Base Set by including reprints of classic cards with modern gameplay mechanics. The Steelix card, numbered 28/100, features the Iron Snake Pokémon as a Metal-type entity, reflecting its transition from the second generation of video games to the prominent mechanical typing introduced in the Neo Genesis era.
The artwork for this specific card was rendered by Kouki Saitou, a prolific illustrator whose style is characterized by clean lines and dynamic, textured lighting. In this iteration, Saitou presents Steelix in an aggressive, coiled stance that emphasizes its metallic scales and imposing physical structure. Within the competitive landscape of the time, the card was appreciated by players for its 'Steel Bind' attack, which mirrored the Pokémon's reputation for high defense and constriction, cementing its status as a reliable, thematic inclusion for players building Metal-focused decks.
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