Set de Base / #26/102

Minidraco

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Set de Base
Rarity (source): Peu Commune
Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
Source reference: base1-26

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Dratini long belonged to stories people believed without being able to verify them. The Pokédex relates that its capture by a fisherman confirmed its existence. Near fast-flowing water and the foot of waterfalls, it grows by shedding its skin several times. The legendary Pokémon then becomes a living being, occupied with the ordinary transformations of growing up.

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

A detail worth noticing

The little bump on Dratini’s forehead is more than a simple contour of its head. Pokémon Shield explains that it is a horn still forming. This discreet detail reveals ongoing development within its smooth silhouette.

Sources for this background

Pokédex — background source

Card details

HP: 40
Type (source): Incolore
Stage (source): Base
Pokédex number: 147
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Resistance (source): Psy -30

Printed card text — French

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

Longtemps considéré comme légendaire, une colonie fut découverte dans les océans.

Attacks

Écras' Face

Cost: Incolore

Damage: 10

Documented variants

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

Normal
First Edition
Normal · illimité · Standard
Normal · sans ombre · Standard · 1re Édition
Normal · sans ombre · Standard

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