Phantom Forces / #72/119

Deino

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Phantom Forces
Rarity (source): Common
Illustrator: Shigenori Negishi
Source reference: xy4-72

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Deino cannot see its surroundings. To understand them, it moves, bites and chews whatever it encounters, even living beings. This method leaves it with many wounds and makes approaching it delicate. Yet it remembers the smell of its favourite foods. The Pokédex describes a young Pokémon learning the world through its mouth and collisions, unable to navigate with its eyes.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon White explains that Deino becomes covered in injuries while exploring without sight. Pokémon Sword states that it remembers the smell of food it likes. Its olfactory memory therefore gives it a more reliable landmark than bites delivered at random.

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Card details

HP: 50
Type (source): Dragon
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 633
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Fairy ×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

They cannot see, so they tackle and bite to learn about their surroundings. Their bodies are covered in wounds.

Attacks

Gnaw Off

Cost: Psychic · Darkness

Damage: 20+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 more damage.

Documented variants

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Normal
normal · standard

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