Gengar & Mimikyu-GX from SM9 Revealed!
Mitsuhiro Arita is killin’ it with the artwork! Thanks goes to tunu for the translation!
Gengar & Mimikyu-GX – Psychic – HP240
Basic Pokemon[P][P] Poltergeist: 50x damage. Your opponent reveals their hand. This attack does 50 damage for each Trainer card you find there.
[P]+ Horror House GX: Your opponent can’t play any cards from their hand during their next turn. If this Pokemon has at least 1 extra [P] Energy attached to it (in addition to this attack’s cost), each player draws cards until they have 7 cards in their hand. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards.
Weakness: Darkness (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 2
SM9 Tag Bolt be released in Japan in December and will then be part of the English set Team Up in February. Thanks goes to tunu for the translation!
Update: Pokemon has posted the English version of the card along with an interview on their site:
Why did you choose to match up these two Pokémon as TAG TEAM partners?
Atsushi Nagashima, game director, Pokémon Trading Card Game: We put a lot of thought into each pairing of Pokémon for the TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX cards. With this card, we didn’t want to just make it a powerful card, but we also wanted to deliver new gameplay to players. Gengar & Mimikyu were paired more to match that new gameplay concept than anything else.
How did you combine the distinct traits of these two Pokémon onto a single card?
Mitsuhiro Arita, illustrator, Pokémon Trading Card Game: The difference in size between these two Pokémon is actually much larger than I think most people would guess. Both of them share the characteristic of their ears or horns standing out, and both give off a bit of a spooky impression, so I felt it would be a good idea to place them in front of a moonlit night sky.