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Zarbi

30ᵉ Anniversaire / #072/128

Zarbi

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
30ᵉ Anniversaire
Rarity (source)
Commune
Illustrator
mingo
Source reference
30th-072

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

On ancient tablets, Unown's shapes resemble carved symbols. Yet the Pokédex leaves a question unanswered: did these forms inspire language, or did writing exist before them? Each shape deepens the sense of reading a message without knowing how to decipher it. Unown's story lies in this mystery, somewhere between a living creature and a character from a forgotten alphabet.

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

A detail worth noticing

A lone Unown seems to cause no unusual phenomenon. According to the Pokémon Black Pokédex, a mysterious power appears when several gather together. This difference between being alone and being in a group adds another puzzle to their letter-like forms. The game describes the phenomenon without explaining exactly how it works.

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Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Psy
Stage (source)
Base
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Obscurité ×2
Resistance (source)
Combat -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.

Attacks

Signal Mystérieux

Cost: Psy · Psy

Damage: 40

Si le Pokémon de votre adversaire est mis K.O. par les dégâts de cette attaque, récupérez une carte Récompense supplémentaire.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · Standard

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