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{{TCG Unreleased}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox |
|cardname=Imakuni?
cardname=Imakuni? |
|jname=イマクニ?
jname=イマクニ? |
|jtrans=Imakuni?
jtrans=Imakuni? |
|image=ImakuniCoroCoroPromo.jpg
image=ImakuniCoroCoroPromo.jpg |
|caption={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Photo. [[Takumi Akabane]]
caption={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Photo. [[Takumi Akabane]] |
|reprints=2
reprints=2 |
|reprint1=ImakuniGenerations63.jpg
reprint1=ImakuniEXBattleBoost96.jpg |
|recaption1={{TCG|Generations}} print
recaption1={{TCG|EX Battle Boost}} print<br>Photo. Unknown |
|class=Trainer
class=Trainer |
|subclass=Supporter
subclass=Supporter |
}}
}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Fossil|class=Supporter|HP=?}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Fossil|class=Supporter|HP=?}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Supporter|jpexpansion={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Supporter|jpexpansion={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}}}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Supporter|gbset={{GB|1|Promotional Card}}|gbid=P17|gb2set={{GB|2|Promotion Card}}|gb2id=P42}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Supporter|gbset={{GB|1|Promotional Card}}|gbid=P17|gb2set={{GB|2|Promotion Card}}|gb2id=P42}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Supporter|jpexpansion={{TCG|EX Battle Boost}}|jpcardno=096/093}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Expansion|class=Supporter|expansion={{TCG|Generations}}|rarity={{rar|Uncommon}}|cardno=63/83|jpexpansion={{TCG|EX Battle Boost}}|jpcardno=096/093}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Footer|class=Supporter}}
{{TCGTrainerCardInfobox/Footer|class=Supporter}}


'''Imakuni?''' (Japanese: '''イマクニ?''' ''Imakuni?'') is a {{TCG|Supporter card}}. It was first released as a {{TCG|Trainer card}} as one of the {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} in Japan, but a translated version exists in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game (game)|Game Boy version of the TCG]].
'''Imakuni?''' (Japanese: '''イマクニ?''' ''Imakuni?'') is a {{TCG|Supporter card}}. It was first released as one of the Japanese {{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards}} as a {{TCG|Trainer card}}.  


==Card text==
==Card text==
{{TCGTrainerText |
{{TCGTrainerText
position=Top |
|position=Top
class=Supporter |
|class=Supporter
rule=Additional |
|rule=Additional
print=Unnumbered Promotional print |
|print=Unnumbered Promotional print
effect=Your Active Pokémon is now {{TCG|Confused}}. This card cannot be put down on the field as a Pokémon. |
|effect=Your Active Pokémon is now {{TCG|Confused}}. This card cannot be put down on the field as a Pokémon. |
additional=Dances and sings in the Pokémon Card Game TV CF Song "[[Can You Name All the Pokémon?]]" If you see him in the streets, be sure to greet him by saying "Imakuni?, hello". |
additional=Dances and sings in the Pokémon Card Game TV CF Song "[[Can You Name All the Pokémon?]]" If you see him in the streets, be sure to greet him by saying "Imakuni?, hello".
}}
}}
{{TCGTrainerText |
{{TCGTrainerText
position=Bottom |
|position=Bottom
class=Supporter |
|class=Supporter
rule=Supporter |
|rule=Supporter
print=EX Battle Boost print |
|print=Generations print
effect=Your Active Pokémon is now Confused. |
|effect=Your Active Pokémon is now Confused.
}}
}}


==Release information==
==Release information==
In Japan, this card was available as an insert with the September 1997 issue of [[CoroCoro]] Comic, released in August 1997. It was later reprinted and reclassified as a Supporter card with updated artwork in the Japanese {{TCG|EX Battle Boost}}. This print no longer features Hit Points, and the additional text at the bottom of the card is replaced by the Supporter card rule.
In Japan, this card was available as an insert with the September 1997 issue of [[CoroCoro]] Comic, released in August 1997. It was later reprinted and reclassified as a Supporter card with updated artwork in the Japanese {{TCG|EX Battle Boost}}, later released in the English {{TCG|Generations}} expansion. This print no longer features Hit Points, and the additional text at the bottom of the card is replaced by the Supporter card rule.


===Gallery===
===Gallery===
{{TCGGallery |
{{TCGGallery
type=Supporter |
|type=Supporter
image1=ImakuniCoroCoroPromo.jpg |
|image1=ImakuniCoroCoroPromo.jpg
caption1={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Photo. [[Takumi Akabane]] |
|caption1={{TCG|Unnumbered Promotional cards|Unnumbered Promotional}} print<br>Photo. [[Takumi Akabane]]
image2=ImakuniEXBattleBoost96.jpg |
|image2=ImakuniGenerations63.jpg
caption2={{TCG|EX Battle Boost}} print<br>Photo. Unknown |
|caption2={{TCG|Generations}} print
}}
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Although this card was never released as a physical card in English, it does appear in the Game Boy {{OBP|Pokémon Trading Card Game|game}}. This version was translated for the English release of the game and has alternate text from the original Japanese promotional card:
*A translation of the original effect appears in the {{OBP|Pokémon Trading Card Game|game}} and has alternate text from the original Japanese promotional card:
{{TCGTrainerText |
{{TCGTrainerText
class=Trainer |
|class=Trainer
effect=Your Active Pokémon is now {{TCG|Confused}}. Imakuni wants you to play him as a [[Basic Pokémon]], but you can't. A mysterious creature not listed in the Pokédex. He asks kids around the world, "Who is cuter-Pikachu or me?" |
|effect=Your Active Pokémon is now {{TCG|Confused}}. Imakuni wants you to play him as a [[Basic Pokémon]], but you can't. A mysterious creature not listed in the Pokédex. He asks kids around the world, "Who is cuter-Pikachu or me?"
}}
}}
*This was the first card to have "Photo." instead of "Illus." where the illustrator name is traditionally placed. It was also the first to have an image of a real-life person, one of only a handful of cards to do so. The EX Battle Boost print lacks a "Photo." or "Illus." credit.
*This was the first card to have "Photo." instead of "Illus." where the illustrator name is traditionally placed. It was also the first to have an image of a real-life person, one of only a handful of cards to do so. The Generations and EX Battle Boost prints lack a "Photo." or "Illus." credit.
===Origin===
===Origin===
[[Tomoaki Imakuni|Imakuni?]] is a singer who sings for Pokémon Card TV commercials.
[[Tomoaki Imakuni|Imakuni?]] is a singer who sings for Pokémon Card TV commercials.
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[[Category:Promotional cards]]
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[[Category:EX Battle Boost cards]]
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[[Category:Photo. by Takumi Akabane]]
[[Category:Photo. by Takumi Akabane]]