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Trapinch
Rising Rivals 84/111 • common
- Set
- Rising Rivals
- Number
- 84/111
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2009
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $0.37
- Artist
- Atsuko Nishida
What it does
Once during your turn (before your attack), if Trapinch is your Active Pokémon, you may search your discard pile for a basic Fighting card and attach it to Trapinch.
Does 10 damage times the amount of Energy attached to Trapinch.
It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Released in the spring of 2009 as part of the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion Rising Rivals, this Trapinch card serves as a staple common from the Diamond & Pearl series era. The set focused heavily on the Trainer SP mechanic, which showcased Pokémon belonging to specific high-level trainers, and it was designed to bridge the gap between the Platinum and HeartGold & SoulSilver card game cycles. As a common card, it was produced in high volume to provide essential deck building depth for players during the competitive landscape of 2009.
The card features artwork by illustrator Lee Hyun-Jung, who frequently contributed to the Pokémon TCG throughout the late 2000s. The illustration captures Trapinch in its natural, simplistic desert environment, emphasizing the creature's stationary but ambush-oriented behavior within the game's mechanics. The design reflects the standard visual language of the Rising Rivals set, utilizing the clean, modern card borders and clear iconography characteristic of the Diamond & Pearl aesthetic.
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