Alakazam-EX (Fates Collide 25)

Alakazam EX  
フーディンEX FoodinEX
Psychic
AlakazamEXAwakeningPsychicKing23.jpg
Regular print
Illus. PLANETA
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Alakazam-EX
Type Psychic
HP 160
weakness
Psychic×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Fates Collide
Rarity Rare Holo ex
English card no. 25/124
Japanese expansion Awakening Psychic King
Japanese rarity RR
Japanese card no. 023/078
English expansion Fates Collide
Rarity Rare Ultra
English card no. 117/124
Japanese expansion Awakening Psychic King
Japanese rarity SR
Japanese card no. 080/078
English expansion Fates Collide
Rarity Rare Secret
English card no. 125/124
Japanese expansion Awakening Psychic King
Japanese rarity UR
Japanese card no. 088/078
Japanese expansion The Best of XY
Japanese card no. 040/171
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Alakazam.

AlakazamEX (Japanese: フーディンEX FoodinEX) is a Psychic-type Basic Pokémon-EX card. It was first released as part of the Fates Collide expansion.

Card text

 
Kinesis
スプーンまげ
 
When you play M Alakazam-EX from your hand to evolve this Pokémon, before it evolves, you may put 2 damage counters on your opponent's Active Pokémon and 3 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
   Suppression
サプレッション
Put 3 damage counters on each of your opponent's Pokémon that has any Energy attached to it.
 
Pokémon-EX rule
When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.


Release information

This card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and as a Secret card in the Fates Collide expansion, first released in the Japanese Awakening Psychic King expansion. The Regular print features artwork by PLANETA, while the Full Art print features artwork by Ryo Ueda. The secret print has artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita and features Umbreon and Lugia from the set alongside Alakazam. The Regular print was later reprinted in the Japanese The Best of XY subset.

Gallery

Regular print
Illus. PLANETA
Full Art print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Secret print
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

  • Kinesis is a really oddly worded Ability. Very few Abilities that are activated when a Pokémon evolves are printed on the Pokémon that is being evolved from; usually they are printed on the Pokémon being evolved into. The usual exceptions to this are Abilities that affect if a Pokémon can evolve, which Kinesis does not. Kinesis's effect is likely templated in this manner to allow M Alakazam-EX to "have" an Ability when Mega Evolution Pokémon normally lack Abilities.

Origin

Kinesis is a move in the Pokémon games that Alakazam can learn.


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