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Terapagos

Ascended Heroes / #178/217

Terapagos

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Ascended Heroes
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
GIDORA
Source reference
me02.5-178

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Terapagos protects itself by turning energy into hard crystals. The Pokédex presents it as the source of the Terastal phenomenon affecting other Pokémon. Its older history is less certain: one entry supposes it once lived in Paldea and that upheaval in the ground caused its disappearance. Its current presence therefore leaves an open question about that past. Between its crystals and traces of an ancient world, Terapagos connects an observed ability with a still-disputed origin.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Scarlet credits Terapagos with the origin of the Terastal phenomenon and describes its protective crystals. Pokémon Violet presents its past in Paldea only as a hypothesis: movements of the ground may have caused the disappearance of earlier individuals.

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Card details

HP
120
Type (source)
Colorless
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
1024
Regulation mark
H
Retreat cost
2 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

The shell is made of crystallized Terastal energy. When struck by a move, this shell absorbs the move’s energy and transfers it to Terapagos.

Attacks

Prism Charge

Cost: Colorless

Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Energy cards of different types and attach them to your Tera Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

Hard Tackle

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 100

Documented variants

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

  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • holo · standard
  • reverse · loveball · standard
  • reverse · energy · standard

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