Plasma Freeze / #36/116

Lanturn

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Plasma Freeze
Rarity (source): Uncommon
Illustrator: Mizue
Source reference: bw9-36

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Lanturn illuminates the ocean depths with the antenna on its head. Bacteria there react with its bodily fluids and produce light visible even from the surface. It uses this to dazzle prey before delivering an electric shock. Sailors looking at the sea at night may mistake these lights for underwater stars. Its nickname, the “Deep-Sea Star”, thus comes from a hunting tool becoming a distant spectacle.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword states that Lanturn’s light remains visible at the surface while it swims 5,000 metres deep. Pokémon Ultra Sun attributes this brightness to bacteria in its antenna. In the Pokédex, the phenomenon relies on a relationship with other living beings.

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Card details

HP: 90
Type (source): Lightning
Stage (source): Stage1
Evolves from (printed name): Chinchou
Pokédex number: 171
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

Lanturn's light can shine up from great depths. It is nicknamed "The Deep-Sea Star."

Attacks

Special Tackle

Cost: Lightning

Damage: 30

If this Pokémon has any Special Energy attached to it, this attack does 30 more damage.

Extreme Current

Cost: Lightning · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 90

Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Documented variants

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

Normal
normal · standard

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