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Whimsicott
Sword & Shield 006/202 • rare
- Set
- Sword & Shield
- Number
- 006/202
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2020
- Energy type
- grass energy
- Market price
- $0.26
- Artist
- kodama
What it does
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent shuffles their Active Pokémon and all attached cards into their deck.
It scatters cotton all over the place as a prank. If it gets wet, it'll become too heavy to move and have no choice but to answer for its mischief.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
Whimsicott 006/202 was released in the Sword & Shield base set, which debuted in early 2020 as the inaugural expansion of the eighth generation of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set introduced the Galar region, reflecting the transition in the game's mechanics to align with the release of the Pokémon Sword and Shield video games on the Nintendo Switch. As a grass-type card, Whimsicott represents a continuation of the species' design aesthetic, which emphasizes its cotton-like appearance and mischievous, flighty personality established in its fifth-generation debut.
The artwork for this specific card was commissioned as part of the broader artistic overhaul required for the transition to the Sword & Shield era. The design focuses on a whimsical, high-contrast illustration style intended to highlight the creature's soft textures against the energetic battle backgrounds common in the base set. Like many rare-tier cards in this era, it served to flesh out the mid-tier competitive options for players building decks around grass-type synergies, remaining a modest but reliable part of the base set's collection identity.
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