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Vanillite
Darkness Ablaze 045/189 • common
- Set
- Darkness Ablaze
- Number
- 045/189
- Rarity
- Common
- Released
- 2020
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $0.08
- Artist
- Sanosuke Sakuma
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Unable to survive in hot areas, it makes itself comfortable by breathing out air cold enough to cause snow. It burrows into the snow to sleep.
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Where it came from
Vanillite was introduced as part of the Darkness Ablaze expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which was released in August 2020. As a common card numbered 045/189, it features the Fresh Snow Pokémon in its standard Water-type manifestation. This set was part of the wider Sword & Shield series, drawing heavily from the generation eight video games and focusing on the introduction of powerful V and VMAX mechanics.
The artwork for this particular card was created by illustrator Mizue, who has contributed numerous designs to the Pokémon TCG. In this piece, the artist emphasizes the ice-cream cone aesthetic of the creature, rendering it with soft, approachable linework that matches the whimsical nature of the Vanillite evolutionary line. The design was intended to capture the character's chilly but endearing disposition, fitting seamlessly into the common-rarity pool designed for broader distribution among players and collectors.
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