Mind Games
Pokemon Power
Whenever your opponent plays a Trainer card, you may flip a coin. If heads, that card does nothing. Put it on top of your opponent's deck. This power can't be used if Slowking is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
Neo Genesis / #14/111
Slowking
Printed language: English · Pokémon
- Set (printed edition)
- Neo Genesis
- Rarity (source)
- Rare
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Source reference
- neo1-14
CARDEX BACKGROUND
The Pokémon’s story
Slowking owes its intelligence to the bite of the Shellder attached to its head. The toxins are said to have awakened mental abilities that Slowpoke had not yet shown. It tries to solve puzzles every day and remains calm when faced with problems. Yet some entries say a brilliant idea immediately slips away; if Shellder leaves, it supposedly even forgets its research. The Pokédex makes this wisdom remarkable but closely tied to its companion.
Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.A detail worth noticing
Pokémon Ultra Moon tells of intelligence contests between Slowking and Oranguru that often end in a tie. Pokémon Omega Ruby gives it an unexpected limitation: Shellder leaving its head would make it forget everything it has learned.
Card details
- HP
- 80
- Type (source)
- Psychic
- Stage (source)
- Stage1
- Evolves from (printed name)
- Slowpoke
- Pokédex number
- 199
- Retreat cost
- 3 Energy
- Weakness (source)
- Psychic ×2
Printed card text — English
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
When its head was bitten, toxins entered Slowpoke's head and unlocked an extraordinary power.Abilities
Attacks
Mind Blast
Cost: Psychic · Psychic · Psychic
Damage: 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. If tails, this attack does 20 damage.Documented variants
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- Holographic
- First Edition
- holo · standard
- holo · standard · 1st-edition
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