閃色明星V / #017/190

啃果蟲

Printed language: Traditional Chinese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): 閃色明星V
Rarity (source): Not specified
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Source reference: S4a-017

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Applin settles inside an apple from birth and grows by eating its flesh. The fruit is both shelter and food. When a bird Pokémon approaches, it can pass for an ordinary apple to escape its natural predator. The Pokédex adds that the fruit's flavor affects its evolution. The choice of apple therefore matters far beyond camouflage: it accompanies Applin throughout its growth and shapes the next stage of its life.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield connects Applin's evolution with the flavor of the apple in which it grew. Pokémon Sword gives the fruit another role: it lets Applin hide from bird Pokémon by looking like an ordinary apple.

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Card details

HP: 40
Type (source): Grass
Stage (source): Basic
Regulation mark: D
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Fire ×2

Printed card text — Traditional Chinese

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

終其一生都在蘋果裡度過。遇到天敵鳥寶可夢時，會裝成蘋果保護自己。

Attacks

縮入殼中

Cost: Colorless

擲1次硬幣若為正面，則在下個對手的回合，這隻寶可夢不會受到招式的傷害。

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