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Tangrowth
Great Encounters 10/106 • holo-rare
- Set
- Great Encounters
- Number
- 10/106
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 2008
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Finish
- Cosmos
- Market price
- $6.50
- Artist
- Kent Kanetsuna
What it does
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage for each basic Energy card attached to Tangrowth to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Remove 3 damage counters from Tangrowth. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
It ensnares prey by extending arms made of vines. Losing arms to predators does not trouble it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in early 2008 as part of the Great Encounters expansion, this card captures the Grass-type Tangrowth during the Diamond and Pearl era of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. As the 10th card in a set defined by its focus on Generation IV Pokémon and the introduction of powerful Lv.X cards, it served to introduce players to the evolved form of Tangela. The artwork, characterized by the distinct, textured illustrative style common to the mid-2000s sets, emphasizes the creature's vine-like anatomy and forest-dwelling nature.
The card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou, a veteran artist in the Pokémon TCG landscape known for his dynamic poses and integration of the subject within its natural habitat. Within the gameplay context of the time, the card was received as a solid mid-tier inclusion, appreciated for its sturdy HP and ability to synergize with other Grass-type deck archetypes. Its holographic foil treatment remains a hallmark of the era's collectible Rare Holo tier, representing a period where collectors prioritized the aesthetic transition between earlier generations and the modern era of the game.
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