SM Black Star Promos / #SM83/248

Zorua

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): SM Black Star Promos
Rarity (source): Promo
Illustrator: kodama
Source reference: smp-SM83

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The Pokémon’s story

Zorua conceals its identity to protect itself. Its shyness seems to have encouraged its ability to take on the appearance of other beings, whether humans or Pokémon. This change of appearance is more than a prank intended to surprise. For this small Pokémon, it is also a way of passing through a frightening situation without directly exposing its true outline to those who might threaten it.

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

A detail worth noticing

Zorua smp-SM83, drawn by kodama, uses Stampede for 10 damage and Ram for 20. Zorua sm9-90 by Naoyo Kimura can instead leave the Active Spot for your Bench without dealing damage. That other function distinguishes promo SM83 from card sm9-90.

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Card details

HP: 60
Type (source): Darkness
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 570
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Fighting ×2
Resistance (source): Psychic -20

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 changes so it looks like its foe, tricks it, and then uses that opportunity to flee.

Attacks

Stampede

Cost: Darkness

Damage: 10

Ram

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20

Documented variants

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Normal
normal · standard

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