Typhlosion

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): SM Black Star Promos
Rarity (source): Promo
Illustrator: Hideki Ishikawa
Source reference: smp-SM185

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The Pokémon’s story

Typhlosion fans its body's flames until it creates a shimmering cloud of heat around itself. It uses this to hide its movements before launching an explosive attack. When angry, its temperature becomes high enough to ignite whatever it touches. Its blazing fur also contributes to a secret move: rubbing it produces a powerful blast. The Pokédex therefore describes a fighter that prepares the ground with heat before striking.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Y credits Typhlosion with an explosion produced by rubbing its blazing fur. Pokémon Omega Ruby describes the curtain of heat behind which it hides. Its visual defense and explosive attack thus rely on distinct uses of the same heat.

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Card details

HP: 150
Type (source): Fire
Stage (source): Stage2
Pokédex number: 157
Retreat cost: 2 Energy
Weakness (source): Water ×2

Printed card text — English

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Description from the source

It has a secret, devastating move. It rubs its blazing fur together to cause huge explosions.

Attacks

Exploder

Cost: Fire

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Bursting Inferno

Cost: Fire · Fire · Colorless

Damage: 100

Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Burned.

Documented variants

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normal · standard

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