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Lugia

SWSH Black Star Promos / #SWSH069/307

Lugia

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
SWSH Black Star Promos
Rarity (source)
Promo
Illustrator
kodama
Source reference
swshp-SWSH069

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Lugia lives far from the coast in the ocean depths. The Pokédex attributes such strength to its wings that a single beat could damage small houses. Its retreat underwater therefore seems as much a precaution as an act of solitude. Seafaring stories sometimes call it the guardian of the seven seas, glimpsed amid a violent storm. Its power is felt mainly through the dangers it avoids by remaining apart.

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

A detail worth noticing

According to Pokémon Black, Lugia is said to sleep in a deep-sea trench, far below the surface. This hiding place fits the immense strength attributed to its wings. The Pokédex gives no exact location for the trench, leaving the story with the depth and mystery surrounding the Legendary bird.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
130
Type (source)
Colorless
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
249
Regulation mark
D
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Lightning ×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.

Description from the source

It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm.

Attacks

Gust

Cost: Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40

Wind Pressure

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 250

If your opponent has 5 or fewer cards in their hand, this attack does nothing.

Documented variants

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

  • Holographic
  • holo · standard · set-logo
  • holo · standard · set-logo · staff

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