Curatorial Commentary
The card features Koffing, a round, purple Pokémon with a smiling face and a skull and crossbones symbol. In the background, there are buildings and smoke rising from chimneys, set against a green sky. The overall scene appears to depict an urban environment.
Essay · Team Rocket
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Catalogue plate
№ 58/82
Composition
StyleCartoonishWhimsical
MoodLightheartedPlayful
CompositionBalancedSimple
PaletteBrightPastel
Game mechanics
HP
40
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat
Tackle
10
Poison Gas
20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Authorship
More from Sumiyoshi Kizuki
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Team Rocket, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Koffing
The Koffing canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.