Omastar (Communication Evolution Campaign promo): Difference between revisions

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Omastar LV.36
オムスター Omstar

Illus. Yukiko Baba

Evolution stage

Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Omanyte

Card name

Omastar

Type

Water

HP

80

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards
Japanese rarity

TCG GB2 set	Promotion Card
TCG GB2 ID	P07

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

Omastar (Japanese: オムスター Omstar) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is one of the Unnumbered Promotional cards.

Card text

	Tentacle Grip ^{[create category]} しょくしゅをつかう

Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Energy attached to Omastar. For each heads, draw 2 cards.

	Corrosive Acid ふしょくえき	40

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, you can't use this attack during your next turn.

Pokédex data

Omastar - Spiral Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
139	3'3" (1 m)	77 lbs. (35 kg)
Pokédex entry
するどいキバとしょくしゅを持ちながら、カラが大きすぎてエサをとれず、全滅したらしい。

Release information

In Japan, this card was one of five Holofoil Unnumbered Promotional cards that could be obtained as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign. The campaign launched with the release of the third Expansion Sheet on November 24, 1998 and ran until April 30, 1999. Participants who mailed a copy of any Omanyte card along with a copy of Bill's PC to Media Factory during the campaign period were sent a copy of Omastar in return. Approximately 21,000 applications were made for Omastar, making it the least popular of the five cards available.

Gallery

TCG GB2 Promotion Card sprite

Trivia

The requirement of Bill's PC for the campaign led to the five available cards to become known colloquially as Masaki promos in reference to Bill's Japanese name.
Cards from the Expansion Sheets are printed on glossy card stock, while those distributed as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign are printed on regular card stock.
Although the Communication Evolution Campaign cards are based on the concept that certain Pokémon have to be traded to evolve, Omastar's pre-evolved form, Omanyte, does not require to be traded in order to evolve in the Pokémon games.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Blue.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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 {{TCG Unreleased}}
-{{PokémoncardInfobox |
+{{PokémoncardInfobox
-title=Omastar <small>LV.36</small> |
+|cardname=Omastar
-jname=オムスター |
+|jname=オムスター
-jtrans=Omstar |
+|jtrans=Omstar
-image=MasakiOmastar.jpg |
+|image=OmastarCommunicationEvolutionPromo.jpg
-caption=Illus. [[Yukiko Baba]] |
+|caption=Illus. [[Yukiko Baba]]
-name=[[Omastar (TCG)#Omastar|Omastar]] |
+|species=Omastar
-stage=[[Evolution card|Stage 1 Pokémon]]<br>(Evolves from [[Omanyte (TCG)#Omanyte|Omanyte]]) |
+|evostage=Stage 2
-type={{e|Water}} |
+|evoicon=138
-hp=80 |
+|evospecies=Omanyte
-weakness={{e|Grass}} |
+|evoname=Omanyte
-resistance= |
+|type=Water
-retreatcost={{e}}{{e}} |
+|level=36
-species=Omastar
+|hp=80
+|weakness=Grass
+|retreatcost=2
 }}
-|-
+{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Water|jpexpansion={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}|jprarity={{rar|Rare Holo}}}}
-! Japanese Set
+{{PokémoncardInfobox/Expansion|type=Water|gb2set={{GB|2|Promotion Card}}|gb2id=P07}}
-| {{TCG|Vending Machine cards}}
+{{PokémoncardInfobox/Footer|type=Water|species=Omastar}}
-|-
-! Japanese Rarity
-| [[Image:Rarity Rare.png|Rare Holographic]]H
-|-
-! [[Pokémon Card GB 2|Card GB 2 set]]
-| [[Promotional (GB2)|Promotional]]
-|-
-! [[Pokémon Card GB 2|Card GB 2 ID]]
-| P07
-|}
-'''Omastar''' (Japanese: '''オムスター''' ''Omstar'') is a {{ct|Water}} Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was released as a promotional card in Japan only. This page uses the English equivalents of Japanese names.
+'''Omastar''' (Japanese: '''オムスター''' ''Omstar'') is a {{ct|Water}} Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is one of the {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}.
 ==Card text==
-===Attacks===
+{{Cardtext/Header|type=Water}}
-{{Cardattack |
+{{Cardtext/Attack
-cost={{e|Water}} |
+|type=Water
-name=Tentacle Grip |
+|cost={{e|Water}}
-jname=しょくしゅをつかう |
+|name=Tentacle Grip
-jtrans=Tentacle Grip |
+|jname=しょくしゅをつかう
-damage= |
+|jtrans=Tentacle Grip
-effect=Flip a number of coins equal to the number of {{e|Water}} Energy attached to {{tt|Omastar|this Pokémon}}. For each heads, draw 2 cards. |
+|damage=
+|effect=Flip a number of coins equal to the number of {{e|Water}} Energy attached to {{tt|Omastar|this Pokémon}}. For each heads, draw 2 cards.
 }}
+{{Cardtext/Attack
-{{Cardattack |
+|type=Water
-cost={{e|Water}}{{e|Water}}{{e|Water}} |
+|cost={{e|Water}}{{e|Water}}{{e|Water}}
-name=Corrosive Acid |
+|name=Corrosive Acid
-jname=ふしょくえき |
+|jname=ふしょくえき
-jtrans=Corrosive Acid |
+|jtrans=Corrosive Acid
-damage=40 |
+|damage=40
-effect=Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Paralyzed}}. If tails, you can’t use this attack during your next turn. |
+|effect=Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now {{TCG|Paralyzed}}. If tails, you can't use this attack during your next turn.
 }}
+{{Cardtext/Footer}}
 ===Pokédex data===
-{|{{Graytable}} width="250"
+{{Carddex
-|-
+|type=Water
-! Species
+|name=Omastar
-| Spiral Pokémon
+|species=Spiral
-|-
+|ndex=139
-! Length
+|height=3'3"
-| 3'3" (1m)
+|jheight=1
-|-
+|weight=77
-! Weight
+|jweight=35
-| 77 lbs (35Kg)
+|jdex=するどいキバとしょくしゅを持ちながら、カラが大きすぎてエサをとれず、全滅したらしい。
-|-
+|transdex=A prehistoric Pokémon that died out when its heavy shell made it impossible to catch prey.
-! nowrap | Pokémon No.
+}}
-| 139
-|-
-! Entry
-| A prehistoric Pokémon that died out when its heavy shell made it impossible to catch prey.
-|}
 ==Release information==
-This card was released as a promotional card. In Japan, it was one of five "Masaki Evolution" campaign cards. In order to obtain it, people had to send off a {{p|Omanyte}} from the Vending series along with a special Pass Card to MediaFactory. MediaFactory would then send back the "evolved" form. The card was never released in English.
+In Japan, this card was one of five Holofoil {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} that could be obtained as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign. The campaign launched with the release of the {{TCG|Expansion Sheet 3|third Expansion Sheet}} on November 24, 1998 and ran until April 30, 1999. Participants who mailed a copy of any {{TCG|Omanyte}} card along with a copy of {{TCG ID|Vending|Bill's PC|S3}} to [[Media Factory]] during the campaign period were sent a copy of Omastar in return. Approximately 21,000 applications were made for Omastar, making it the least popular of the five cards available.
+===Gallery===
+{{TCGGallery
+|type=Water
+|image1=TCG2 P07 Omastar.png
+|size1=64px
+|caption1={{TCG GB2}} {{GB|2|Promotion Card}} sprite
+}}
 ==Trivia==
+*The requirement of Bill's PC for the campaign led to the five available cards to become known colloquially as ''Masaki promos'' in reference to [[Bill]]'s Japanese name.
+*Cards from the Expansion Sheets are printed on glossy card stock, while those distributed as part of the Communication Evolution Campaign are printed on regular card stock.
+*Although the Communication Evolution Campaign cards are based on the concept that certain Pokémon have to be [[trade]]d to [[evolution|evolve]], {{p|Omastar}}'s pre-evolved form, {{p|Omanyte}}, does not require to be traded in order to evolve in the [[Pokémon games]].
 ===Origin===
-The card's Pokédex entry comes from {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.
+This card's [[Pokédex]] entry comes from {{jpn|Pokémon Blue Version|Pokémon Blue}}.
+{{Project TCG notice}}
-{{Project TCGDex notice}}
-[[Category:Pokémon cards]]
-[[Category:Omastar (TCG)]]
-[[Category:Water-type Pokémon cards]]
-[[Category:Evolution cards]]
-[[Category:Stage 2 Pokémon cards]]
 [[Category:Promotional cards]]
 [[Category:Illus. by Yukiko Baba]]
 [[Category:Holographic cards]]
+[[de:Amoroso (Masaki Promo)]]
+[[es:Omastar (Communication Evolution Campaign promo TCG)]]
+[[fr:オムスター (拡張シート)]]
 [[ja:オムスター (プロモーションカード)]]