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Trapinch
Shining Fates 40/72 • common
- Set
- Shining Fates
- Number
- 40/72
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2021
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $0.05
- Artist
- MAHOU
What it does
If a Stadium is in play, this attack does 10 more damage.
Its nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit in the desert. Once something has fallen in, there is no escape.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The Trapinch card 40/72 was released in the Shining Fates expansion, which debuted in early 2021 as a special high-profile set within the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Sword & Shield Series. This set was designed to cater to both players and collectors, featuring a substantial subset of 'Shiny Vault' cards that updated classic illustrations with distinct color palettes, mirroring the mechanics of the earlier Hidden Fates expansion.
The card features artwork by Saya Tsuruta, whose contribution emphasizes the creature's desert-dwelling nature through a soft, textured aesthetic. As a common card, it serves as an accessible staple for deck building, representing the Ground-type Trapinch in its base form. Upon release, the set saw significant demand due to its inclusion of rare shiny variants, though the standard common cards like this one remained widely circulated and highly recognizable to the collecting community.
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