Platine / #13/127

Charkos

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Platine
Rarity (source): Holo Rare
Illustrator: Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference: pl1-13

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Rampardos struck trees with its massive head while pursuing prey. Repeated blows made its skull extremely thick, hard enough to inspire people of old to make helmets from its fossils. The Pokédex also notes that its brain appears smaller than Cranidos's. A theory connects this trait with its disappearance without proving the cause of extinction. Its formidable forehead left traces in ancient stories as well as recovered bones.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Moon reports that a Rampardos restored from a fossil supposedly escaped before destroying a skyscraper with a headbutt. Pokémon Ultra Sun describes the ancient use of its fossil skull for helmets. The hypothesis about its extinction remains presented as a theory.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP: 130
Type (source): Combat
Stage (source): Niveau 2
Evolves from (printed name): Kranidos
Pokédex number: 409
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Plante +30

Printed card text — French

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.

Abilities

Crâne de fer

Poké-BODY

Les dégâts de l'attaque de Charkos ne sont pas affectés par la Résistance, les Poké-Powers, les Poké-Bodies ou tout autre effet sur le Pokémon Défenseur.

Attacks

Fracass'Tête

Cost: Combat

Damage: 80

Si le Pokémon Défenseur est mis K.O par cette attaque, Charkos s'inflige 40 dégâts.

Brise Moule

Cost: Combat · Incolore

Damage: 40

Tous dégâts infligés à Charkos par des attaques sont réduits de 20 (après application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance) jusqu'à la fin de votre prochain tour.

Documented variants

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

Reverse
Holographic
Holo · Standard
Reverse · Standard

View the TCGdex source ↗

Price history

No verified price observations are available for this printing. History will begin once reference matching has been validated; no past prices have been reconstructed.

No copies currently for sale

Sales, auctions and payments remain closed for this part of the catalogue.