カポエラー

Printed language: Japanese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): 超爆インパクト
Rarity (source): Common
Illustrator: sowsow
Source reference: SM8-052

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The Pokémon’s story

Hitmontop balances on its head and spins like a top to deliver successive kicks. Rotation lets it attack while defending itself, and it moves faster this way than by walking. Against an opponent, it sometimes begins with a headstand that disorients them before it strikes. The Pokédex says it can spin so fast that it gradually burrows into the ground.

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

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Omega Ruby states that Hitmontop travels faster on its head than on foot. Pokémon Sword adds that its rotation can make it sink into the earth. This spectacular movement is therefore also a means of travel, not only a fighting technique.

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Card details

HP: 80
Type (source): Fighting
Stage (source): Basic
Pokédex number: 237
Retreat cost: 1 Energy
Weakness (source): Psychic x2

Printed card text — Japanese

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Description from the source

踊るように華麗で滑らかなキック技に見とれているときつい一撃をお見舞いされる。

Attacks

こうそくスピン

Cost: Fighting

Damage: 30

このポケモンをベンチポケモンと入れ替える。その後、相手は相手自身のバトルポケモンをベンチポケモンと入れ替える。

トリプルキック

Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 40×

コインを3回投げ、オモテの数x40ダメージ。

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