Rocket's Persian ex (EX Unseen Forces 116)

Rocket's Persian ex R団のペルシアン ex R Gang's Persian ex

Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Rocket's Meowth Card name Rocket's Persian ex Type Darkness HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion EX Unseen Forces Rarity English card no. 116/115 Japanese expansion PCG-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 036/PCG-P Japanese expansion PCG-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 053/PCG-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Persian.

Rocket's Persian ex (Japanese: R団のペルシアン ex R Gang's Persian ex) is a Darkness-type Stage 1 Pokémon-ex card. It is part of the EX Unseen Forces expansion.

Card text

This Pokémon is both type If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil. (This counts as evolving Buried Fossil.) Buried Fossil can't be affected by Special Conditions. You may have up to 4 Basic Pokémon cards in your deck with Unown in their names. You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like. When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Put this card onto your Active Missingno.. Missingno. LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level. Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Missingno. . Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Missingno. & Missingno. . When this Pokémon has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. At the end of your turn, discard this card. Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides Energy. You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon that already has an Energy card attached to it. When you attach this card, return an Energy card attached to that Pokémon to your hand. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides every type of Energy but 2 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.) You can't have more than 1 Pokémon in your deck. You can't have more than 1 Shining Missingno. in your deck. This card can't evolve into Pikachu. If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Team Plasma When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends.

Night Cry ダークコール

Once during your turn, if Rocket's Persian ex is on your Bench, you may search your deck for a Pokémon with Dark or Rocket's in its name. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Toxic Claws どくどくのつめ 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on the Defending Pokémon between turns.

Release information

In Japan, this card was awarded to participants of the PCL Challenge Corner events held at the 21st Next Generation World Hobby Fair, which took place during January and February 2005. It was later awarded as a holographic PCG-P Promotional card to those who participated in the One-Day Battle events held at regional Spring 2005 Battle Road tournaments held during March 2005.

Trivia

If this card were to follow the normal TCG type rules, it would be a card.

Origin

Toxic Claws is partially derived from Toxic, a move in the Pokémon games that Persian can learn via TM06.

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