Curatorial Commentary
The card features Koffing, a round, purple Pokémon with a face that has a wide grin and large eyes. It is depicted against a colorful, swirling background that includes shades of green and orange. Koffing appears to be floating, suggesting a sense of movement in the scene.
Essay · Base
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Catalogue plate
№ 51/102
Composition
StyleCartoonishColorfulPlayful
MoodLightheartedQuirky
CompositionFocusedSimple
PalettePastelVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
50
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat
Foul Gas
10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned; if tails, it is now Confused.
Authorship
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The set
Base, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
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The Koffing canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.