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Swoobat
Emerging Powers 37/98 • rare
- Set
- Emerging Powers
- Number
- 37/98
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2011
- Energy type
- psychic energy
- Market price
- $0.89
- Artist
- Shigenori Negishi
What it does
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Anyone who comes into contact with the ultrasonic waves emitted by a courting male experiences a positive mood shift.
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Where it came from
The Swoobat card was released in the Emerging Powers expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in North America in August 2011. As the second expansion in the Black & White Series, this set was designed to introduce Generation V Pokémon from the Unova region to the international card game landscape. The expansion leaned heavily into the aesthetic shifts of the fifth generation, reflecting the sleek, modernized creature designs that debuted in the Pokémon Black and White video games.
The artwork for this specific card features the bat-like Swoobat rendered in a dynamic, high-energy style characteristic of the era's transition toward more vibrant, digital illustration techniques. Like many rare cards from this set, Swoobat was intended to showcase the Psychic-type mechanics of the time, emphasizing the creature's thematic connection to sonic waves and psychic energy. It remains a notable example of the early Black & White era's attempts to broaden the game's roster beyond the traditional favorites of the Kanto and Johto regions.
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