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Suicune
スイクン Suicune
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| English expansion
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Aquapolis
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H25/H32
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| Japanese expansion
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The Town on No Map
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| Japanese rarity
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031/092
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| English expansion
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Aquapolis
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| English card no.
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37/147
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| Japanese expansion
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The Town on No Map
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030/092
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Suicune.
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Suicune (Japanese: スイクン Suicune) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Aquapolis expansion.
Card text
Aquapolis print
To attach a
Energy card from your hand to
Suicune, you must discard an Energy card attached to
Suicune. (Attach the
Energy, and then discard an Energy card from
Suicune.)
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, this attack does 30 damage and the Defending Pokémon is now
Asleep.
Nintendo Black Star Promotional print
Whenever you attach a
Energy card from your hand to
Suicune, discard an Energy card attached to
Suicune. (You can't attach a
Energy card from your hand if
Suicune has no Energy cards attached.)
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. If tails, this attack does 30 damage and the Defending Pokémon is now
Asleep.
e-Reader data
This card has four e-Card Series prints. The card ID of the Holofoil Aquapolis and Box Topper prints is C-66. The card ID of the Non Holofoil Aquapolis print is C-66-#. The card ID of the Wizards Black Star Promotional print is Z-14-#.
On the Non Holofoil Aquapolis print and the Wizards Black Star Promotional print, the short strip contains Pokédex information and a brief card summary. The Wizards Black Star Promotional print also has a long strip; therefore the short strip includes additional information regarding its content. The species, height, and weight are present on the Holofoil Aquapolis and Box Topper prints.
Pokédex data
This divine Pokémon blows around the world, always in search of a pure reservoir.
いっしゅんで きたなく にごった みずも きよめる ちからをもつ。 きたかぜの うまれかわり という。
Construction: Melody Box (Wizards Black Star Promo print)
The long strip contains music data for the Construction: Melody Box application.
Release information
This card was included as a Holofoil and Non Holofoil in the Aquapolis expansion, first released in the Japanese The Town on No Map expansion, with artwork by Atsuko Nishida. A Reverse Holo Jumbo print was also released as a Box Topper in boosters boxes of the English expansion. It was reprinted as a promotional card with different artwork by the same artist. Both the Japanese and English versions of the card were included in the DVD and VHS releases of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. The English version also features the Pokémon 4Ever logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. The promotional print was reprinted with the EX Series card design exclusively in English as one of the Nintendo Black Star Promos. This print was first available in the EX Collector's Carry Tin, later followed by the EX Value Pack and Deluxe Gift Set.
Gallery
Trivia
This was the last promotional card to be released by Wizards of the Coast before they lost the Pokémon TCG license.
Origin
This card's English e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Gold.
