Curatorial Commentary
The card features Trapinch, a small, round Pokémon with a yellow body and a distinctive head shape. It is set against a background that suggests a sandy environment, with a gradient of colors that imply a twilight sky. The illustration captures Trapinch in a stationary position, with its eyes focused forward.
Essay · Sandstorm
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Catalogue plate
№ 82/100
Composition
StyleCartoonishTraditional
MoodLightheartedPlayful
CompositionFocusedSimple
PaletteBrightContrastingWarm
Game mechanics
HP
40
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Grass ×2
Retreat
Sand Pit
10
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn.
Irongrip
20
Authorship
More from Mitsuhiro Arita
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Sandstorm, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Trapinch
The Trapinch canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
