Team Magma's Groudon (EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua 9)

Team Magma's Groudon  
マグマ団のグラードン Magma Gang's Groudon
FightingDarkness
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Illus. Kazuo Yazawa
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Team Magma's Groudon
Types Fighting/Darkness
HP 100
weakness
Grass×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
   
Expansion EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 9/95
Japanese Deck Kit Magma Deck Kit
Japanese card no. 019/033
English expansion Celebrations
Rarity Rare Classic
English card no. 9/95
Japanese expansion Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition
Japanese card no. 011/025
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Groudon.

Team Magma's Groudon (Japanese: マグマ団のグラードン Magma Gang's Groudon) is a dual-type Fighting/Darkness Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua expansion.

Card text

This Pokémon is both    type
 
Power Saver
パワーセーバー
 
As long as the number of Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's) that has Team Magma in its name is 3 or less, Team Magma's Groudon can't attack.
   Linear Attack
ちょくげきだん
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
    Pulverize [create category]
すりつぶす
50+
If the Defending Pokémon already has at least 2 damage counters on it, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.


Release information

This card was included in the EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua expansion, first released in the Japanese Magma Deck Kit. An exclusive Non Holofoil print of this card was included in the English Team Magma Theme Deck. The EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua print was rereleased in the Celebrations expansion's Classic Collection for the Pokémon 25th Anniversary. This print features the 25th Anniversary logo in the bottom left corner of the artwork and lacks the unique ID number. In Japan, it was reprinted as part of the Promo Card Pack 25th Anniversary Edition with a red and gold "25th" logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork. Both prints are Confetti Holofoil and have etching similar to Full Art cards.

Trivia

Origin

In the Pokémon games, Team Magma's main ambition is to awaken Groudon and use its powers to expand the landmasses of the earth. However, contrary to the card, they never actually gain possession of Groudon in the games.


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