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Amoroso

151 / #139/165

Amoroso

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
151
Rarity (source)
Selten
Illustrator
Akira Komayama
Source reference
sv03.5-139

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Omastar held prey with its tentacles before using fangs capable of crushing rock. Its large shell protected it but also slowed it during hunts. The Pokédex suggests this weight may have contributed to the species' disappearance; it does not present it as a proven cause. This fossil thus tells of an ancient compromise between armor and mobility in a world where reaching prey remained essential.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword proposes the weight of Omastar's shell as a possible explanation for its extinction. Pokémon Shield notes that its fangs reach only prey seized by its tentacles. Its powerful bite therefore depended on an approach that its weight could slow.

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Card details

HP
150
Type (source)
Wasser
Stage (source)
Rang 2
Evolves from (printed name)
Amonitas
Pokédex number
139
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Elektro ×2

Printed card text — German

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

Mit seinen scharfen Zähnen ist es imstande, selbst Felsen zu zermalmen. Angreifen kann es jedoch nur Beute in Reichweite seiner Tentakel.

Abilities

Primordiale Tentakel

Fähigkeit

Solange dieses Pokémon in der Aktiven Position ist, kann sich das Aktive Pokémon deines Gegners nicht zurückziehen.

Attacks

Wasserteiler

Cost: Wasser · Wasser

Damage: 90

Diese Attacke fügt auch 2 Pokémon auf der Bank deines Gegners 30 Schadenspunkte zu. (Wende Schwäche und Resistenz bei Pokémon auf der Bank nicht an.)

Documented variants

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

  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • Holo · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard

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