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Lapras

Fossil / #25/62

Lapras

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Fossil
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
Source reference
base3-25

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Lapras crosses the sea with a gentleness that stands out in its Pokédex descriptions. Intelligent and attentive to human speech, it can carry people on its back. Its song accompanies its journeys across the surface. In this meeting of travel and trust, the great sea Pokémon becomes more than a distant shape offshore: it offers passage over the water to those who ride with it.

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

A detail worth noticing

Icy seas are no obstacle for Lapras. Pokémon Shield emphasises its resistance to cold and describes its smooth skin as slightly cool to the touch. Its apparent gentleness is therefore matched by a real adaptation to cold water.

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Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Water
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
131
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Lightning ×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

A Pokémon that has been overhunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across water.

Attacks

Water Gun

Cost: Water

Damage: 10+

Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Lapras but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage this way.

Confuse Ray

Cost: Water · Water

Damage: 10

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • First Edition
  • normal · galaxy · standard
  • normal · galaxy · standard · 1st-edition
  • normal · 1999-2000-copyright · standard

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