Manaphy (Diamond & Pearl 9)

Manaphy LV.20
マナフィ Manaphy
Water
ManaphyDPTrainerKit4.jpg
Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit print
Illus. Daisuke Ito
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Manaphy
Type Water
HP 70
weakness
Lightning+20
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Diamond & Pearl
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 9/130
Japanese expansion Space-Time Creation
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese Deck Kit Entry Pack
Japanese Half Deck Empoleon Half Deck
English expansion POP Series 6
Rarity Rare
English card no. 3/17
Japanese expansion DP-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 003/DP-P
Deck Kit Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit
Half Deck Manaphy Half Deck
English card no. 4/12
Expansion Miscellaneous Promotional cards
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Manaphy.

Manaphy (Japanese: マナフィ Manaphy) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Diamond & Pearl expansion.

Card text

  Call for Family
なかまをよぶ
Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
   Aqua Ring
アクアリング
30
Switch Manaphy with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.


Pokédex data

Manaphy - Seafaring Pokémon
No. Height Weight
490 1'00" (0.3 m) 3.1 lbs. (1.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
Born on a cold seafloor, it will swim great distances to return to its birthplace.
つめたい うみの そこで うまれた。じぶんが うまれた うみの そこへ ながい きょりを およいで かえる。


Release information

This card was included in the Diamond & Pearl expansion with artwork by Nakaoka, first released in the Japanese Space-Time Creation expansion. It was also included in the Empoleon Half Deck of the Japanese Entry Pack. It was reprinted in the POP Series 6 with new artwork by Atsuko Nishida. In Japan, this print was distributed at a couple of events present at the Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Battle Festa★2006. It was given to participants of the Battle Road Stadium DP event, as well as to those who successfully completed a "Double Experience" quiz, answers to which could be found while participating in the Triple Beat DP and Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Experience Corner side events. The Battle Festa took place at the Kobe International Exhibition Hall, Kobe on November 25 and 26, 2006; at Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya on December 2 and 3, 2006; at the West Japan General Exhibition Center, Kitakyushu on December 9 and 10, 2006; and at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama on December 16 and 17, 2006.

It was reprinted with English-exclusive artwork by Daisuke Ito as part of the Manaphy Half Deck of the Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit. A Cosmos Holofoil variant of the POP Series 6 print was available in the Majestic Dawn Two Pack Blisters released in June 2008. A promotional Mirror Reverse Holofoil variant of the Diamond & Pearl print with a "Diamond & Pearl" stamp was also released as part of a Burger King promotion in July 2008.

Gallery

Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Nakaoka
POP Series 6 print
Illus. Atsuko Nishida
Diamond & Pearl Trainer Kit print
Illus. Daisuke Ito
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

Origin

Aqua Ring is a move in the Pokémon games that Manaphy can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond.


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