Ninjask (EX Dragon 18)

Ninjask  
テッカニン Tekkanin
Grass
NinjaskEXDragon18.jpg
Illus. Hajime Kusajima
Evolution stage
Nincada
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Nincada
Card name Ninjask
Type Grass
HP 70
weakness
Fire×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
None
English expansion EX Dragon
Rarity Rare
English card no. 18/97
Japanese expansion Rulers of the Heavens
Japanese rarity Rare
Japanese card no. 005/054
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Ninjask.

Ninjask (Japanese: テッカニン Tekkanin) is a Grass-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the EX Dragon expansion.

Card text

 
Loose Shell
からをぬける
 
Once during your turn, when you play Ninjask from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may search your deck for Shedinja and put it onto your Bench. Treat the new Benched Pokémon as a Basic Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward.
   Quick Touch
クイックタッチ
30
You may switch Ninjask with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, you may move any number of   Energy cards attached to Ninjask to the new Active Pokémon.


e-Reader data

This card's ID is K-67-#. The Dot Code strip contains Pokédex information, a TCG glossary snippet, and a brief area summary for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokédex data

Ninjask - Ninja Pokémon
No. Height Weight
043 2'07" (0.8 m) 26.0 lbs. (12.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
If Ninjask is not trained properly, it will refuse to obey the Trainer and cry loudly continuously. Because of this quality, this Pokémon is said to be one that puts the Trainer's abilities to the test.


Trivia

Origin

Loose Shell's effect references Nincada's unique evolution, leaving behind a Shedinja when it evolves into Ninjask. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sapphire.


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