Dark Blastoise (Team Rocket 3)

Dark Blastoise LV.28
わるいカメックス Bad Kamex
Water
DarkBlastoiseTeamRocket3.jpg
Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
Evolution stage
Wartortle
Stage 2 Pokémon
Evolves from Dark Wartortle
Card name Dark Blastoise
Type Water
HP 70
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Team Rocket
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 3/82
Japanese expansion Rocket Gang
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Expansion Team Rocket
Rarity Rare
English card no. 20/82
TCG GB2 set We Are Team Rocket
TCG GB2 ID G15
Japanese expansion Pokémon Web
Japanese rarity Rare Holo
Japanese card no. 044/048
Expansion Legendary Collection
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 4/110
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Blastoise.

Dark Blastoise (Japanese: わるいカメックス Bad Kamex) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Team Rocket expansion.

Card text

Team Rocket print

WaterWater
Hydrocannon
ハイドロキャノン
30+
Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
WaterColorlessColorless
Rocket Tackle
ロケットタックル
40
Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)

Legendary Collection print

WaterWater
Hydrocannon
ハイドロキャノン
30+
Does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Dark Blastoise but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.
WaterColorlessColorless
Rocket Tackle
ロケットタックル
40
Dark Blastoise does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Dark Blastoise during your opponent's next turn. (Any other effects of attacks still happen.)

Pokédex data

009
5'3" (1.6 m)
189 lbs. (86 kg)
Pokédex entry
An aggressive Pokémon that tackles anything it sees.
好戦的な性格で、相手がなんであれ、タックルしてくる。

Release information

This card was included in the Team Rocket expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Rocket Gang expansion as a Holofoil card. The Holofoil print was later reprinted in the Japanese Pokémon Web expansion. The Holofoil print was later reprinted in the Legendary Collection expansion. It was reprinted as a Non Holofoil card in the Turmoil Theme Deck.

Gallery

TCG2 G15 Dark Blastoise.png
TCG GB2 We Are Team Rocket sprite
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Although this Pokémon is level 28, Wartortle does not evolve into Blastoise until level 36.

Origin

Hydro Cannon, formatted on this card as Hydrocannon, is a move later introduced in the Generation III Pokémon games that Blastoise can learn. The Japanese name of Hydro Cannon is spelled ハイドロキャノン rather than ハイドロカノン as in the games.


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