Imakuni? (CoroCoro promo)

This article is about a Pokémon Trading Card Game card which has not yet been officially released in English. As such, this article may contain translated Japanese terms instead of English terms.

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Trainer

Imakuni? イマクニ？ Imakuni?

Photo. Takumi Akabane Hit Points ? Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Card GB set Promotional Card Card GB ID P17 Card GB 2 set Promotion Card Card GB 2 ID P42

Imakuni? (Japanese: イマクニ？ Imakuni?) is a Trainer card. It was released as one of the Unnumbered Promotional cards in Japan, but a translated version exists in the Game Boy version of the TCG.

Card text

All prints

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Your Active Pokémon is now Confused. This card cannot be put down on the field as a Pokémon.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Dances and sings in the Pokémon Card Game TV CF Song "Can You Name All the Pokémon?" If you see him in the streets, be sure to greet him by saying "Imakuni?, hello".

Release information

In Japan, this card was available as an insert with the September 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released in August 1997. The card was never released in English.

Trivia

• Although this card was never released as a physical card in English, it does appear in the Game Boy Pokémon Trading Card Game. This version was translated for the English release of the game and has alternate text from the original Japanese promotional card:

All prints

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

{{{ruletext}}}

VSTAR Power

Your Active Pokémon is now Confused. Imakuni wants you to play him as a Basic Pokémon, but you can't. A mysterious creature not listed in the Pokédex. He asks kids around the world, "Who is cuter-Pikachu or me?"

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

• This was the first card to have "Photo." instead of "Illus." where the illustrator name is traditionally placed. It was also the first to have an image of a real-life person. The only other cards that feature this are the winning finalist cards from the Best in Japan finals of the Neo Spring Road, Neo Summer Road, and Battle Road Summer 2002 tournaments.

Origin

Imakuni? is a singer who sings for Pokémon Card TV commercials.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.