Mr. Mime ex (EX FireRed & LeafGreen 110)

Mr. Mime ex
バリヤードex Barrierd ex
Psychic
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Illus. Ryo Ueda
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Mr. Mime ex
Type Psychic
HP 80
weakness
None
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion EX FireRed & LeafGreen
Rarity Rare Holo ex
English card no. 110/112
Japanese expansion Flight of Legends
Japanese rarity Rare Holo ex
Japanese card no. 053/082
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Mr. Mime.

Mr. Mime ex (Japanese: バリヤードex Barrierd ex) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon-ex card. It is part of the EX FireRed & LeafGreen expansion.

Card text

 
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
 
Magic Odds
インパールバリア
 
If Mr. Mime ex would be damaged by an attack, prevent that attack's damage done to Mr. Mime ex if that damage is 10, 30, 50, 70, 90, 110, 130, 150, or 170.
   Breakdown
ブレイクダウン
Count the number of cards in your opponent's hand. Put that many damage counters on the Defending Pokémon.


Trivia

  • This card is mostly identical to the other Mr. Mime ex released in the set. The only difference between the two is the damage amounts prevented by their Poké-Bodies.
  • Despite the Poké-Body's name, every amount of damage prevented by Magic Odds is actually even. Presumably, the name is referring to the fact that all the amounts are odd numbers when divided by 10.

Origin

Magic Odds' Japanese name is a reference to the Battle of Imphal, considered to be one of Japan's largest defeats during World War II. The "odd" numbers of damage in the Poké-Body acknowledge that from a Japanese point of view. The same reference is also applied in the counterpart Mr. Mime in the set, but of a Japanese victory instead. It is no surprise that Nintendo altered the names during translation, as it references war and takes an arguably biased viewpoint of pivotal battles in the context of the Poké-Body effect.


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