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Kingdra

Plasma Freeze / #84/116

Kingdra

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Plasma Freeze
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Naoyo Kimura
Source reference
bw9-84

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The Pokémon’s story

Kingdra lives deep inside underwater caves and in waters where few other creatures survive. It conserves energy in the depths, then rises when the weather worsens. Old stories attribute whirlpools to its yawns and storms to its awakening. At the surface, it may even battle Dragonite. The Pokédex thus combines observations of a deep-sea inhabitant with legends inspired by the ocean’s movements.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield states that scales shed by Kingdra shine brightly enough to be offered to royal families. This detail concerns material it sheds naturally. It contrasts with the tales of whirlpools and storms surrounding this Pokémon of the depths.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
140
Type (source)
Dragon
Stage (source)
Stage2
Evolves from (printed name)
Seadra
Pokédex number
230
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Dragon ×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.

Description from the source

It lives in caves on the seafloor and creates giant whirlpools every time it moves.

Attacks

Dragon Vortex

Cost: Colorless

Damage: 20

Does 20 damage times the number of Water Energy cards and Lightning Energy cards in your discard pile. Then, shuffle all of those cards back into your deck.

Tri Bullet

Cost: Water

This attack does 30 damage to 3 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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