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Blaine's Arcanine

Gym Challenge / #1/132

Blaine's Arcanine

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Gym Challenge
Rarity (source)
Holo Rare
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
gym2-1

CARDEX BACKGROUND

About the species

Arcanine moves through ancient tales from the Far East with an almost legendary bearing. Its running is so light that it seems to carry it above the ground, and the flames in its body give it the energy to travel immense distances. The Pokédex relates that witnesses have seen it cover ten thousand kilometres in a day. This speed explains its fascination: even before seeing its strength in battle, people remember the beauty of a passing figure almost impossible to follow.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

A detail worth noticing

A legend in Ultra Sun associates an Arcanine with a warlord who set out to conquer an ancient kingdom. The Pokédex gives neither the ruler’s name nor the date of the story. This account above all shows the Pokémon’s enduring place in human memory and tales.

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Card details

HP
90
Type (source)
Fire
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Growlithe
Pokédex number
59
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Water x2

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.

Attacks

Heat Tackle

Cost: Fire · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40

Blaine's Arcanine does 10 damage to itself.

Firestorm

Cost: Fire · Fire · Fire · Fire

Damage: 120

Discard 3 Fire Energy cards attached to Blaine's Arcanine in order to use this attack.

Documented variants

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

  • Holographic
  • First Edition
  • holo · standard
  • holo · standard · 1st-edition

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