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Gigalith

Emerging Powers / #53/98

Gigalith

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Emerging Powers
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Naoki Saito
Source reference
bw2-53

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Gigalith absorbs sunlight and releases it as powerful blasts. When it discharges all its energy, cracks appear on its own body. It often stays underground, but the Pokédex also shows it alongside humans at construction sites and in mines. Its strength can move a dump truck; yet it depends on available light, because it can fire these blasts only when the sun shines. Its power therefore has a very concrete limit.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword places Gigalith at construction sites and in mines, sometimes with Copperajah. Pokémon Shield specifies that its blasts can blow away a dump truck, but can only be fired in sunshine. Pokémon Ultra Sun describes the cracks left by a full-power shot.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
140
Type (source)
Fighting
Stage (source)
Stage2
Evolves from (printed name)
Boldore
Pokédex number
526
Retreat cost
4 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass ×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.

Description from the source

The solar energy absorbed by its body's orange crystals is magnified internally and fired from its mouth.

Attacks

Shear

Cost: Fighting

Discard the top 5 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Fighting Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon.

Rock Bullet

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40

Does 20 more damage for each Fighting Energy attached to this Pokémon.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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