Dark Persian (Team Rocket 42): Difference between revisions

{{PokémoncardInfobox

|cardname=Dark Persian

|jname=わるいペルシアン

|jtrans=Bad Persian

|image=DarkPersianTeamRocket42.jpg

|caption={{TCG|Team Rocket}} print<br>Illus. [[Shin-ichi Yoshida]]

|reprints=2

|reprint1=DarkPersianWizardsPromo17.jpg

|recaption1={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]]

|species=Persian

|evostage=Stage 1

|evoicon=052

|evospecies=Meowth

|evoname=Meowth

|type=Colorless

|level=28

|hp=60

|weakness=Fighting

|resistance=Psychic

|class=Dark

'''Dark Persian''' (Japanese: '''わるいペルシアン''' ''Bad Persian'') is a {{ct|Colorless}} Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} expansion.

==Card text==

===Team Rocket print===

{{Cardtext/Header|type=Colorless|class=Dark}}

|type=Colorless

|class=Dark

|cost={{e|Colorless}}

|name=Fascinate

|jname=ゆうわく

|jtrans=Allure

|damage=

|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon. This attack can't be used if your opponent has no Benched Pokémon.

{{Cardtext/Attack

|type=Colorless

|class=Dark

|cost={{e|Colorless}}{{e|Colorless}}

|name=Poison Claws

|jname=どくのつめ

|jtrans=Poison Claws

|damage=10

|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Poisoned}}.

===Wizards Black Star Promotional print===

{{Cardtext/Header|type=Colorless|class=Dark}}

{{Cardtext/Attack

|type=Colorless

|class=Dark

|cost={{e|Colorless}}

|name=Tempt

|jname=ゆうわく

|jtrans=Allure

|damage=

|effect=If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and switch it with the Defending Pokémon.

{{Cardtext/Attack

|type=Colorless

|class=Dark

|cost={{e|Colorless}}{{e|Colorless}}

|name=Poison Claws

|jname=どくのつめ

|jtrans=Poison Claws

|damage=10

|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Poisoned}}.

{{Carddex

|type=Colorless

|class=Dark

|name=Persian

|species=Classy Cat

|ndex=053

|height=3'3"

|jheight=1

|weight=71

|jweight=32

|dex=Popular with women because of its beautiful fur. The leader of the Rockets keeps one as a pet.

|jdex=毛並みの美しさから、鑑賞用として飼う女性も多い。ロケット団のボスのペットでもある。

This card was included in the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} expansion with artwork by [[Shin-ichi Yoshida]], first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Rocket Gang}} expansion. A promotional print featuring different artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]] was available as an insert with the third volume of ''Pokémon Card Fan Club'', released November 18, 1997. This print features the Rocket Gang expansion symbol and has [[Giovanni]] in the illustration. It was reprinted as a {{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promo}}, with Giovanni removed from the artwork, and released as an insert with the August 2000 issue of [[Nintendo Power]] magazine. A number of the prints of this card were printed without HP. Most of these error cards were destroyed, but some of them saw release. The Team Rocket print was reprinted as a Holofoil card in the {{TCG|Legendary Collection}} reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.  

 

{{TCGGallery

|type=Colorless

|class=Dark

|image1=DarkPersianTeamRocket42.jpg

|set1=Team Rocket

|illus1=Shin-ichi Yoshida

|image2=DarkPersianWizardsPromo17.jpg

|caption2={{TCG|Wizards Black Star Promos|Wizards Black Star Promotional}} print<br>Illus. [[Ken Sugimori]]

|image3=NintendoPowerDarkPersianInsert.jpg

|caption3=Nintendo Power magazine insert

The Nintendo Power insert erroneously states that Dark Persian is a Basic Pokémon.

Fascinate and Tempt's Japanese names are that of {{m|Captivate}}, a [[move]] later introduced in the [[Generation IV]] [[Pokémon games]] that {{p|Persian}} can learn.