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Amonistar

151 / #139/165

Amonistar

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
151
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Akira Komayama
Source reference
sv03.5-139

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Omastar held prey with its tentacles before using fangs capable of crushing rock. Its large shell protected it but also slowed it during hunts. The Pokédex suggests this weight may have contributed to the species' disappearance; it does not present it as a proven cause. This fossil thus tells of an ancient compromise between armor and mobility in a world where reaching prey remained essential.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword proposes the weight of Omastar's shell as a possible explanation for its extinction. Pokémon Shield notes that its fangs reach only prey seized by its tentacles. Its powerful bite therefore depended on an approach that its weight could slow.

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Card details

HP
150
Type (source)
Eau
Stage (source)
Niveau 2
Evolves from (printed name)
Amonita
Pokédex number
139
Regulation mark
G
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

Tentacules Primitifs

Talent

Tant que ce Pokémon est sur le Poste Actif, le Pokémon Actif de votre adversaire ne peut pas battre en retraite.

Attacks

Scission Aqua

Cost: Eau · Eau

Damage: 90

Cette attaque inflige aussi 30 dégâts à 2 des Pokémon de Banc de votre adversaire. (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.

  • holo
  • reverse
  • Reverse
  • Holographic

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