Tepig (Battle Styles 23)

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Tepig  
ポカブ Pokabu
Fire
TepigBattleStyles23.jpg
Battle Styles print
Illus. You Iribi
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Tepig
Type Fire
HP 80
weakness
Water×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Battle Styles
Rarity Common
English card no. 023/163
Japanese expansion Single Strike Master
Japanese rarity C
Japanese card no. 010/070
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH172
Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. 159/S-P
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Tepig.

Tepig (Japanese: ポカブ Pokabu) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Battle Styles expansion.

Card text

 
   Ram
ぶつかる
20
    Combustion
かえん
50


Pokédex data

Tepig - Fire Pig Pokémon
No. Height Weight
498 1'8" (0.5 m) 21.8 lbs. (9.9 kg)
Pokédex entry
It loves to eat roasted berries, but sometimes it gets too excited and burns them to a crisp.
焼いた 木の実を 食べるのが 大好きだが 興奮しすぎて ときどき 真っ黒焦げに しちゃう。


Release information

This card was included in the Battle Styles expansion with artwork by You Iribi, first released in the Japanese Single Strike Master expansion. It was reprinted as a Cosmos Holofoil SWSH Black Star Promo with different artwork by Eri Yamaki and was available in the Fusion Strike Single Pack Blisters from November 12, 2021. In Japan, this print was one of seven S-P Promotional cards available in Pokémon Card Gym Promo Card Pack 5, which was intended to be distributed at Pokémon Card Gym venues throughout January, February, and March 2021; however, all official events were postponed from January 12, 2021 due to the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Events officially resumed on March 27, 2021,[2] though were postponed again in the prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto from April 29[3] due to the imposition of states of emergency. These were set to end on May 11 but were extended to May 31 when emergencies were also declared in the prefectures of Aichi, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Okayama, and Okinawa. Events in Okinawa were set to resume after June 20 but were put on hold again up to September 12 following numerous extensions to its state of emergency.[4] The Japanese print is Non Holofoil and features the Pokémon Card Gym logo.

Gallery

Battle Styles print
Illus. You Iribi
SWSH Promotional print
Illus. Eri Yamaki
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
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

The two prints are among numerous cards to feature illustrations that form a narrative. In the Battle Styles print, the Tepig is training with a Pignite. In the SWSH Promotional print, the two have finished training. The Pignite is fast asleep while the Tepig contently looks up into the sky.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y.

References


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