Suicune (Aquapolis H25)

Suicune  
スイクン Suicune
Water
SuicuneAquapolis37.jpg
Aquapolis print
Illus. Atsuko Nishida
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Suicune
Type Water
HP 70
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Aquapolis
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. H25/H32
Japanese expansion The Town on No Map
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese card no. 031/092
English expansion Aquapolis
Rarity Rare
English card no. 37/147
Japanese expansion The Town on No Map
Japanese rarity Rare
Japanese card no. 030/092
Expansion Box Topper
English card no. 8/12
English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos
English card no. 53
Japanese expansion P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 026/P
Expansion Nintendo Black Star Promos
English card no. 030
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Suicune.

Suicune (Japanese: スイクン Suicune) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Aquapolis expansion.

Card text

Aquapolis print

Poké-BODY
Pure Body
ピュアボディー
To attach a Water Energy card from your hand to Suicune, you must discard an Energy card attached to Suicune. (Attach the Water Energy, and then discard an Energy card from Suicune.)
WaterColorlessColorless
Hypno Wave
ヒプノウェーブ
30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, this attack does 30 damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Nintendo Black Star Promotional print

Poké-BODY
Pure Body
ピュアボディー
Whenever you attach a Water Energy card from your hand to Suicune, discard an Energy card attached to Suicune. (You can't attach a Water Energy card from your hand if Suicune has no Energy cards attached.)
WaterColorlessColorless
Hypno Wave
ヒプノウェーブ
30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, this attack does 30 damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

e-Reader data

This card has four e-Card Series prints. The card ID of the Holofoil Aquapolis and Box Topper prints is C-66. The card ID of the Non Holofoil Aquapolis print is C-66-#. The card ID of the Wizards Black Star Promotional print is Z-14-#.

On the Non Holofoil Aquapolis print and the Wizards Black Star Promotional print, the short strip contains Pokédex information and a brief card summary. The Wizards Black Star Promotional print also has a long strip; therefore the short strip includes additional information regarding its content. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil Aquapolis and Box Topper prints.

Pokédex data

245
6'7" (2.0 m)
412 lbs. (187.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
This divine Pokémon blows around the world, always in search of a pure reservoir.
いっしゅんで きたなく にごった みずも きよめる ちからをもつ。 きたかぜの うまれかわり という。

Construction: Melody Box (Wizards Black Star Promo print)

The long strip contains music data for the Construction: Melody Box application.

Release information

This card was included as a Holofoil and Non Holofoil in the Aquapolis expansion, first released in the Japanese The Town on No Map expansion, with artwork by Atsuko Nishida. A Reverse Holo Jumbo print was also released as a Box Topper in boosters boxes of the English expansion. It was reprinted as a promotional card with different artwork by the same artist. Both the Japanese and English versions of the card were included in the DVD and VHS releases of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. The English version also features the Pokémon 4Ever logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. The promotional print was reprinted with the EX Series card design exclusively in English as one of the Nintendo Black Star Promos. This print was first available in the EX Collector's Carry Tin, later followed by the EX Value Pack and Deluxe Gift Set.

Gallery

SuicuneAquapolis37.jpg
Aquapolis print
Illus. Atsuko Nishida
SuicuneWizardsPromo53.jpg
Wizards Black Star Promotional print
Illus. Atsuko Nishida
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

This was the last promotional card to be released by Wizards of the Coast before they lost the Pokémon TCG license.

Origin

This card's English e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Gold.

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