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Iron Crown ex

Temporal Forces / #206/162

Iron Crown ex

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Temporal Forces
Rarity (source)
Special illustration rare
Illustrator
nagimiso
Source reference
sv05-206

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Iron Crown resembles a mysterious object that a paranormal magazine presented as an advanced weapon shaped like Cobalion. Another account attributes a spectacular incident to it: luminous blades supposedly erupted and sliced everything around it. The Pokédex retains reservations about this episode and acknowledges how little is known about the creature. Its appearance recalls a weapon described in a publication, but that description does not establish its true origin.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Violet uses conditional wording for the shining-blade episode and emphasizes the lack of information about Iron Crown. Pokémon Scarlet reports only its resemblance to a Cobalion-shaped weapon shown in a paranormal magazine.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
220
Type (source)
Psychic
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
1023
Regulation mark
H
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Darkness ×2
Resistance (source)
Fighting -30

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.

Abilities

Cobalt Command

Ability

Attacks used by your Future Pokémon, except any Iron Crown ex, do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Attacks

Twin Shotels

Cost: Psychic · Colorless · Colorless

This attack does 50 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance, or by any effects on those Pokémon.

Documented variants

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

  • Holographic
  • holo · standard

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