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Buizel

Great Encounters / #61/106

Buizel

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Great Encounters
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference
dp4-61

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Buizel enters the water with its two tails spinning like a propeller. This movement propels it and helps cut through seaweed in its path. Around its neck, a natural flotation sac lets it keep its head above water to watch its surroundings; it collapses when Buizel dives. The Pokédex describes a swimmer whose every body part meets a particular need, from momentum below the surface to vigilance above it.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon X notes that Buizel's flotation sac collapses when it dives. Pokémon Y explains that it supports its head while it surveys its surroundings. This change of shape therefore directly follows its position in the water.

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Card details

HP
60
Type (source)
Water
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
418
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Lightning +10

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

It has a flotation sac that is like an inflatable collar. It floats on water with its head out.

Attacks

Headbutt

Damage: 10

Surf

Cost: Water · Water

Damage: 30

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard
  • normal · standard · countdown-calendar

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