Curatorial Commentary
The card depicts Giovanni's Nidoran ♀ in a natural setting, surrounded by green grass and distant hills. The Pokémon is shown in a side view, with its distinctive blue and white coloration. There are no other Pokémon or characters present in the scene.
Essay · Gym Challenge
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Catalogue plate
№ 75/132
Composition
StyleIllustrationTraditional
MoodCalmPlayful
CompositionClearSimple
PaletteNaturalSoft
Game mechanics
HP
50
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat
Horn Thrust
20
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Double-edge
30
Giovanni's Nidoran ♀ does 20 damage to itself.
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 Nidoran-f
The Nidoran-f canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
