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Armaldo ex

POP Series 1 / #16/17

Armaldo ex

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
POP Series 1
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Hikaru Koike
Source reference
pop1-16

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The Pokémon’s story

Armaldo belongs to a prehistoric lineage that moved from water onto dry land. Its hind legs strengthened, but it retained great swimming ability. It still dives to hunt, armed with two claws capable of piercing a steel plate. Tough armor and a powerful tail complete this equipment. The Pokédex thus shows it between two environments: established on land, it returns to the sea to find prey.

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

A detail worth noticing

Omega Ruby credits Armaldo's claws with the strength to pierce a steel plate. Pokémon Shield specifies that it also hunts underwater despite its terrestrial life. Pokémon Ultra Moon places it among possible ancestors of certain Bug-type Pokémon.

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Card details

HP
160
Type (source)
Fighting
Stage (source)
Stage2
Evolves from (printed name)
Anorith
Pokédex number
348
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass · Water

Printed card text — English

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Attacks

Twin-blade

Cost: Fighting · Colorless

Does 30 damage to each Defending Pokémon.

Supersonic Claws

Cost: Fighting · Fighting · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 80

This attack's damage is not affected by Resistance.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • Holographic
  • normal · standard
  • holo · standard

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