Amoroso

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Arceus
Rarity (source): Selten
Illustrator: Hajime Kusajima
Source reference: pl4-23

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Omastar held prey with its tentacles before using fangs capable of crushing rock. Its large shell protected it but also slowed it during hunts. The Pokédex suggests this weight may have contributed to the species' disappearance; it does not present it as a proven cause. This fossil thus tells of an ancient compromise between armor and mobility in a world where reaching prey remained essential.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword proposes the weight of Omastar's shell as a possible explanation for its extinction. Pokémon Shield notes that its fangs reach only prey seized by its tentacles. Its powerful bite therefore depended on an approach that its weight could slow.

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Card details

HP: 120
Type (source): Wasser
Stage (source): Rang 2
Evolves from (printed name): Amonitas
Pokédex number: 139
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Pflanze +30

Printed card text — German

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

Man geht davon aus, dass das PKMN ausgestorben ist, weil seine spiralförmige Schale zu groß wurde.

Attacks

Zeitspirale

Cost: Farblos · Farblos

Wähle 1 entwickeltes Pokémon deines Gegners. Entferne die höchste Evolutionskarte vom gewählten Pokémon, dein Gegner mischt diese Karte in sein Deck zurück.

Urzeitliche Tentakel

Cost: Wasser · Farblos

Damage: 30+

Dieser Angriff fügt 30 Schadenspunkte plus 10 weitere Schadenspunkte für jede Helixfossil-, Domfossil- und Altbernstein-Karte in deinem Ablagestapel zu.

Documented variants

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

Normal
Reverse
Normal · Standard
Reverse · Standard

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