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Kirlia

Emerald / #33/106

Kirlia

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Emerald
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Kagemaru Himeno
Source reference
ex9-33

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The Pokémon’s story

Kirlia responds to its Trainer’s emotions. When it senses their joy, it brims with energy and starts dancing in circles. Its horns amplify its telekinetic powers; when it uses them, the air may distort into mirages of nonexistent landscapes. The Pokédex even credits it with glimpsing the future by distorting space-time. Its visible, almost light-hearted behaviour thus accompanies psychic abilities that witnesses do not always understand.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire links the mirages around Kirlia to air distorted by its powers. These landscapes that seem to appear from nowhere are not newly discovered places: the entry presents them as an effect of its telekinesis, amplified by its horns.

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Card details

HP
70
Type (source)
Psychic
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Ralts
Pokédex number
281
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Psychic ×2

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.

Attacks

Psypunch

Cost: Psychic · Colorless

Damage: 30

Mind Shock

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40

This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard · set-logo

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