Curatorial Commentary
The card features a Horsea, a small dragon-like Pokémon, swimming in a watery environment. It has a light blue body with a curled tail and large eyes, and it appears to be releasing a dark ink-like substance. The background includes hints of green and blue, suggesting an underwater setting.
Essay · Gym Challenge
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Catalogue plate
№ 87/132
Composition
StyleCartoonTraditionalWhimsical
MoodLightheartedPlayful
CompositionFocusedSimple
PaletteLimitedPastelSoft
Game mechanics
HP
50
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Lightning ×2
Ink Spurt
20
Flip a coin. If heads, whenever the Defending Pokémon tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. (This effect lasts until the Defending Pokémon evolves or is Benched.)
Authorship
More from Ken Sugimori
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Gym Challenge, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Horsea
The Horsea canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
