Persian (Skyridge 42)

Persian   ペルシアン Persian

Illus. Atsuko Nishida

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Meowth Card name Persian Type Colorless HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost None English expansion Skyridge Rarity English card no. 42/144 Japanese expansion Split Earth Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 063/088 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Persian.

Persian (Japanese: ペルシアン Persian) is a Colorless-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Skyridge expansion.

Card text

Surprise Slash [create category] おどしてきりさく 20

Flip a coin. If heads, look at your opponent's hand. If he or she has any Trainer cards there, choose 1 of them. You opponent shuffles that card into his or her deck.

Lunge とびかかる 50

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

e-Reader data

This card's ID is E-44-#. The short strip contains Pokédex information, a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip.

Pokédex data

Persian - Classy Cat Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
053	3'03" (1.0 m)	71.0 lbs. (32.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
Behind its lithe, elegant appearance lies a barbaric side. It will tear apart its prey on a mere whim.
しなやかな　からだの　うちがわに　きまぐれに　えものを　ひきさいて　もてあそぶ　やばんさを　ひめている。

Mini-game

The long strip contains data for the Pika Pop mini-game. Three other cards from the Skyridge expansion are required to play it.

Trivia

Lunge is a move later introduced in the Generation VII Pokémon games that Persian cannot learn. The phrase "You opponent" in Surprise Slash should read "Your opponent".

Origin

This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.

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