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Yamask

Lost Thunder / #99/214

Yamask

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Lost Thunder
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
sm8-99

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Yamask wanders among ruins carrying a mask said to represent the face it had as a human. Pokédex accounts say it was born from the soul of someone from an ancient people and retains memories of a past life. It sometimes looks sadly at this mask and is said to seek someone who can recognize it. Its journey through the remains is therefore more than wandering: it seems connected to an identity it wants to recover.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Black describes Yamask crying before its mask; Pokémon Shield shows it searching for someone who might recognize its face. Both entries give this object a personal meaning beyond its role in the Pokémon's silhouette.

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Card details

HP
70
Type (source)
Psychic
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
562
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Darkness ×2
Resistance (source)
Fighting -20

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

Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry.

Attacks

Haunt

Cost: Psychic

Put 1 damage counter on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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