Curatorial Commentary
The card shows Nincada, a small insect-like creature, positioned in a grassy area. It has a light green body with large eyes and is surrounded by a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds. The scene appears to be outdoors, suggesting a natural habitat.
Essay · Dragon
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Catalogue plate
№ 66/97
Composition
StyleCartoonishSimple
MoodLightheartedPlayful
CompositionBasicClear
PaletteBrightVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
40
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Fire ×2
Retreat
Poison Breath
10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Authorship
More from Toshinao Aoki
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Dragon, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Nincada
The Nincada canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
