Dark Persian (Team Rocket 42)

Dark Persian LV.28
わるいペルシアン Bad Persian

Wizards Black Star Promotional print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Meowth

Card name

Dark Persian

Type

Colorless

HP

60

weakness ×2	resistance -30	retreat cost None

English expansion	Team Rocket
Rarity
English card no.	42/82
Japanese expansion	Rocket Gang
Japanese rarity

English expansion	Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no.	17
Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

TCG GB2 set	Team Rocket's Ambition
TCG GB2 rarity
TCG GB2 ID	H32

TCG GB2 set	Promotion Card
TCG GB2 ID	P34

Expansion	Legendary Collection
Rarity
English card no.	6/110

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Persian.

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

Card text

Team Rocket print

	Fascinate ^{[create category]} ゆうわく

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.

	Poison Claws どくのつめ	10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Wizards Black Star Promotional print

	Tempt ゆうわく

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.

	Poison Claws どくのつめ	10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Legendary Collection print

	Fascinate ^{[create category]} ゆうわく

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.

	Poison Claws どくのつめ	10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Pokédex data

Persian - Classy Cat Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
053	3'3" (1 m)	71 lbs. (32 kg)
Pokédex entry
Popular with women because of its beautiful fur. The leader of the Rockets keeps one as a pet.
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。

Release information

This card was included in the Team Rocket expansion with artwork by Shin-ichi Yoshida, first released in the Japanese 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 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 Legendary Collection reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.

Gallery

Team Rocket print
Illus. Shin-ichi Yoshida

Wizards Black Star Promotional print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Nintendo Power magazine insert

Trivia

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

Origin

Fascinate and Tempt's Japanese names are that of Captivate, a move later introduced in the Generation IV Pokémon games that Persian can learn.

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