Ninjask (Mega Evolution 17)

Ninjask  
テッカニン Tekkanin
Grass

Regular print
Illus. Apios
Evolution stage
Nincada
Stage 1 Pokémon
Evolves from Nincada
Card name Ninjask
Type Grass
HP 80
weakness
Fire×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
None
English expansion Mega Evolution
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 017/132
Japanese expansion Mega Symphonia
Japanese rarity U
Japanese card no. 008/063
English expansion Mega Evolution
Rarity Illustration Rare
English card no. 137/132
Japanese expansion Mega Symphonia
Japanese rarity AR
Japanese card no. 065/063
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 Mega Evolution expansion.

Card text

Ability

Cast-Off Shell
からぬけ
Once during your turn, when you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may use this Ability. Search your deck for a Shedinja and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
GrassColorless
U-turn
とんぼがえり
90
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Pokédex data

0291
2'7" (0.8 m)
26.5 lbs. (12.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
This Pokémon is so quick, it is said to be able to avoid any attack. It loves to feed on tree sap.
どんな 攻撃でも 避けてしまうと いわれるほど 素早い ポケモン。 甘い 樹液が 大好物。

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card and a Full Art illustration rare card in the Mega Evolution expansion, first released in the Japanese Mega Symphonia expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Apios, while the Full Art illustration rare print features artwork by Tetsu Kayama.

Gallery

Regular print
Illus. Apios
Illustration rare print
Illus. Tetsu Kayama
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

This card's illustration rare print forms a combined illustration with the illustration rare print of Shedinja from the same set.

Origin

Cast-Off Shell is an Ability that first appeared as a Poké-POWER formatted as Cast-off Shell on Ninjask from Legends Awakened. U-turn is a move in the Pokémon games that Ninjask can learn via TM. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.

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