Giratina

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Promo DP
Rarity (source): Häufig
Illustrator: Shizurow
Source reference: dpp-DP38

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Giratina inhabits the Distortion World, a place the Pokédex describes as the opposite of the ordinary world and alien to common sense. Its violence is said to have led to its banishment there. From this other realm, it silently watches humans. The available stories do not say how it returns or what it thinks of those it observes. This distance feeds its legend: Giratina’s story concerns as much the world sheltering it as the banishment it is said to have suffered.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X emphasises the strangeness of the Distortion World, presented as the opposite of our own. Pokémon Alpha Sapphire relates that Giratina is said to watch humans from there after its banishment. These entries describe its home without explaining all of that world’s rules.

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Card details

HP: 130
Type (source): Psycho
Stage (source): Level Up
Pokédex number: 487
Retreat cost: 3 Energy
Weakness (source): Unlicht ×2
Resistance (source): Farblos -20

Printed card text — German

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

Unsichtbare Tentakel

Poké-BODY

Immer wenn ein gegnerisches Pokémon angreift, legt dein Gegner 1 Karte von seiner Hand auf seinen Ablagestapel. (Wenn dein Gegner keine Karte von seiner Hand auf seinen Ablagestapel legen kann, kann keines seiner Pokémon angreifen.) Du kannst nicht mehr als 1 Unsichtbare Tentakel Poké-Body pro Zug benutzen.

Attacks

Finsteres Nirgendwo

Cost: Psycho · Psycho · Farblos · Farblos

Dieser Angriff fügt allen Pokémon deines Gegners 30 Schadenspunkte zu. (Wende Schwäche und Resistenz bei Pokémon auf der Bank nicht an.) Wenn ein Pokémon deines Gegners durch diesen Angriff kampfunfähig würde, lege dieses Pokémon und alle Karten, die an es angelegt sind, nicht auf den Ablagestapel, sondern ins Nirgendwo.

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