Curatorial Commentary
The card shows Zubat, a small bat-like Pokémon, flying against a colorful background. It has large wings and a wide mouth with sharp teeth. The scene seems to take place in a dark, possibly cave-like environment, suggested by the vibrant colors behind Zubat.
Essay · Fossil
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Catalogue plate
№ 57/62
Composition
StyleCartoonishTraditional
MoodLightheartedPlayful
CompositionSimpleStatic
PaletteLimitedVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
40
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Resistance
Fighting -30
Supersonic
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Leech Life
10
Remove a number of damage counters from Zubat equal to the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). If Zubat has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.
Authorship
More from Kagemaru Himeno
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 Zubat
The Zubat canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
