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Kirlia

Platinum / #51/127

Kirlia

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Platinum
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Naoyo Kimura
Source reference
pl1-51

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Kirlia responds to its Trainer’s emotions. When it senses their joy, it brims with energy and starts dancing in circles. Its horns amplify its telekinetic powers; when it uses them, the air may distort into mirages of nonexistent landscapes. The Pokédex even credits it with glimpsing the future by distorting space-time. Its visible, almost light-hearted behaviour thus accompanies psychic abilities that witnesses do not always understand.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire links the mirages around Kirlia to air distorted by its powers. These landscapes that seem to appear from nowhere are not newly discovered places: the entry presents them as an effect of its telekinesis, amplified by its horns.

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Card details

HP
80
Type (source)
Psychic
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Ralts
Pokédex number
281
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Psychic +20

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

If its Trainer becomes happy, it overflows with energy, dancing joyously while spinning about.

Attacks

Teleportation Burst

Cost: Psychic · Colorless

Damage: 30

You may switch Kirlia with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Super Psy Bolt

Cost: Psychic · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 60

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard
  • normal · standard · michael-pramawat

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