Emerald / #57/106

Numel

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Emerald
Rarity (source): Common
Illustrator: Midori Harada
Source reference: ex9-57

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The Pokémon’s story

Numel carries a store of burning magma in its hump. While the weather stays dry, this heat accompanies its movements and fuels its fire abilities. Rain changes everything: the magma cools, solidifies and weighs its body down enough to slow it. The Pokédex describes it as slow to react, even when struck, but very sensitive to hunger. Its apparent sluggishness therefore conceals a body whose behaviour depends as much on weather as on its internal reserve.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire estimates Numel’s internal magma at 1,200°C. When it gets wet, this magma hardens and the Pokémon becomes much heavier. Rain therefore does more than hinder its flames: it directly changes its mobility.

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Card details

HP: 50
Type (source): Fire
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 322
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Water ×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.

Attacks

Collect

Cost: Colorless

Draw a card.

Lunge

Cost: Fire

Damage: 20

Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
normal · standard
reverse · standard · set-logo

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