Arceus

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Arceus
Rarity (source): Selten, Holografisch LV.X
Illustrator: Ryo Ueda
Source reference: pl4-96

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

In Sinnoh’s mythology, Arceus is said to have appeared as an Egg when nothing else existed. Accounts then credit it with creating the world and place it before the formation of the universe itself. The Pokédex reports these versions as traditions without presenting their chronology as an observed fact. This place at the origin of all things explains why Arceus holds a unique role in the region’s stories.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X explicitly names Sinnoh’s mythology as the source of the account of Arceus’s Egg. Pokémon Y places it, still within mythology, before the universe. These entries describe a foundational belief rather than a scientific observation of its birth.

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Card details

HP: 120
Type (source): Farblos
Stage (source): Level Up
Pokédex number: 493
Retreat cost: 1 Energy

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.

Abilities

Variabilität

Poké-BODY

Arceus LV.X hat denselben Typ wie sein vorheriges Level.

Attacks

Psychoschlag

Cost: Elektro · Psycho · Farblos

Damage: 100

Lege 1 {L}-Energie und 1 {P}-Energie, die an Arceus angelegt sind, auf deinen Ablagestapel.

Documented variants

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

Holographic
Holo · Standard

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