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Ambipom

Paradox Rift / #146/182

Ambipom

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Paradox Rift
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Hitoshi Ariga
Source reference
sv04-146

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Ambipom performs almost every task with its two tails. It can peel nuts without using its arms and embrace those it likes. In large colonies, individuals link their tails into a ring as a sign of friendship. They also compete with Passimian for the most comfortable trees. The Pokédex thus shows agile limbs that serve feeding and play as much as expressing the group's bonds.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X describes a ring formed by several Ambipom's tails as a sign of friendship. Pokémon Ultra Moon notes that they also embrace beings they like. Their dexterity therefore has a social use as marked as its usefulness in opening nuts.

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Card details

HP
100
Type (source)
Colorless
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Aipom
Pokédex number
424
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fighting ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

It uses its tails for everything. If it wraps both of its tails around you and gives you a squeeze, that's proof it really likes you.

Attacks

Collect

Cost: Colorless

Draw 2 cards.

Hand Fling

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20×

This attack does 20 damage for each card in your hand.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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