Chaos Rising / #097/86

Watchog

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Chaos Rising
Rarity (source): Illustration rare
Illustrator: MARINA Chikazawa
Source reference: me04-097

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Watchog keeps Berries in its cheeks and can fire their seeds at an enemy. When it detects a threat, it raises its tail and makes the patterns on its fur glow to intimidate. Its eyes also distinguish what happens in darkness. The Pokédex thus connects food reserves, vigilance and defense: what it carries to eat can become a projectile, while its body gives a luminous warning.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Black describes Berry seeds kept in Watchog's cheeks and spat out in battle. Pokémon White credits it with effective vision in the dark. Its watch therefore continues when light is scarce, with a response already in reserve.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP: 100
Type (source): Colorless
Stage (source): Stage1
Evolves from (printed name): Patrat
Pokédex number: 505
Regulation mark: J
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Fighting ×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

Using luminescent matter within its body, it makes its eyes and body glow and stuns attacking opponents.

Attacks

Snap Inspection

Cost: Colorless

Flip 3 coins. If any of them are heads, your opponent reveals their hand. For each heads, choose a card you find there and shuffle it into your opponent's deck.

Low Kick

Cost: Colorless

Damage: 50

Documented variants

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Holographic
holo · standard

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