Hironobu Yoshida
Hironobu Yoshida is credited on 39 Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2018, with frequent appearances in Neo Discovery, Neo Destiny, and Neo Genesis. The work leans cartoonish and traditional, favoring vibrant, contrasting color and clear, focused staging.
“The card depicts Shining Kabutops poised in a moment of quiet intensity, its sleek, dark form contrasting against a vibrant backdrop. With its razor-sharp claws and an alert stance, it captures the essence of a predator in its natural habitat, ready to strike. The illustration conveys a sense of both elegance and danger, inviting the viewer to appreciate the duality of its character. This snapshot of Shining Kabutops encapsulates a world where beauty intertwines with the instinct to hunt.”
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Lightning Cut
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage and does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If tails, this attack does 30 damage and Shining Kabutops does 10 damage to itself.
Water Slash
Does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Shining Kabutops but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Don't apply Resistance.
