始祖大鳥

Printed language: Traditional Chinese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): 思維激盪
Rarity (source): Rare
Illustrator: Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference: S12-083

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Archeops could fly, but the Pokédex describes it as more skilled at hunting on the ground. Taking off required a long run: it had to gather momentum over several kilometers before leaving the ground. Its wing muscles were apparently too weak for immediate takeoff. Its ancient feathers are so fine that reconstructing them requires great expertise. Its portrait therefore differs from that of a bird always at home in the air, despite its supposed place among their ancestors.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword puts Archeops's necessary takeoff run at four kilometers at around 40 km/h. Ultra Moon attributes this need for momentum to its weak wings. Ultra Sun emphasizes the difficulty of faithfully reconstructing its very fine feathers.

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Card details

HP: 150
Type (source): Colorless
Stage (source): Stage2
Pokédex number: 567
Regulation mark: F
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Lightning ×2
Resistance (source): Fighting －30

Printed card text — Traditional Chinese

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

必須靠助跑才能飛起來。助跑的距離大約是４公里，奔跑的速度是時速４０公里。

Abilities

始祖渦輪

Ability

在自己的回合時，可使用1次。從自己的牌庫選擇最多2張特殊能量卡，附於自己的1隻寶可夢身上。並且重洗牌庫。

Attacks

高速之翼

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 120

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Holographic
holo · standard

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