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Tortank

Déchaînement / #13/95

Tortank

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Déchaînement
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference
hgss2-13

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Blastoise carries two water cannons that emerge from its shell. It can aim its shots accurately enough to hit a target more than fifty metres away. The pressure is so great that some jets pierce metal. Yet its shell is more than a support for weapons: it can retreat inside when it feels threatened. The Pokédex thus brings solid defence and long-range attack together in the same massive silhouette.

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

A detail worth noticing

To stop an opponent, Blastoise can also use its own weight. Pokémon X explains that it crushes them to make them lose consciousness. This action contrasts with its famous water shots: at close range, the Pokémon does not need its cannons to impose its power.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
130
Type (source)
Eau
Stage (source)
Niveau 2
Evolves from (printed name)
Carabaffe
Pokédex number
9
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Électrique ×2

Printed card text — French

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

Surlavage

Poké-POWER

Autant de fois que vous le souhaitez pendant votre tour (avant votre attaque), vous pouvez prendre une carte Énergie Water attachée à l’un des Pokémon de votre Banc et l’attacher à votre Pokémon Actif. Ce pouvoir ne peut pas être utilisé si Tortank est affecté par un État Spécial.

Attacks

Hydrolanceur

Cost: Eau · Eau · Incolore · Incolore

Récupérez dans votre main 2 cartes Énergie Water attachées à Tortank. Choisissez l’un des Pokémon de votre adversaire. Cette attaque inflige 100 dégâts à ce Pokémon. (N’appliquez ni la Faiblesse ni la Résistance aux Pokémon de Banc.)

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • Normal · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard
  • Holo · cracked-ice · Standard
  • Normal · Standard · Pré-release · Staff
  • Normal · Standard · Pré-release

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