Curatorial Commentary
The card features a Slowpoke, a pink Pokémon with a large head and a long tail. It is set against a simple background of blue sky and white clouds. The scene appears to take place outdoors, with no other elements or characters present.
Essay · Fossil
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Catalogue plate
№ 55/62
Composition
StyleCartoonishPlayfulSimple
MoodLightheartedWhimsical
CompositionMinimalisticStatic
PaletteMonochromePastelVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
50
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat
Spacing Out
Flip a coin. If heads, remove a damage counter from Slowpoke. This attack can't be used if Slowpoke has no damage counters on it.
Scavenge
Discard 1 Psychic Energy card attached to Slowpoke in order to use this attack. Put a Trainer card from your discard pile into your hand.
Authorship
More from Miki Tanaka
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Fossil, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Slowpoke
The Slowpoke canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
