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Defender 80/102

Trainer card from Base Set · released Jan 9, 1999

~$1.20 Normal
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Defender 80/102 Base Set Pokemon card

Pictured: the 1st Edition printing. Prices on this page are for the Unlimited printing (Normal finish).

Defender is an Uncommon Trainer card, number 80/102 in Base Set (released Jan 9, 1999), illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. Its TCGplayer market price was ~$1.20 for the normal finish on Oct 30, 2026. Between Oct 1 and Oct 30, 2026, its Normal TCGplayer market price went from ~$1.13 to ~$1.20, up 6.2%.

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Card details

SetBase Set
Number80/102
RarityUncommon
ArtistKeiji Kinebuchi
Format legalityNot legal in Standard or Expanded
FinishesNormal

What the codes mean

  • Card number80/102Card 80 of the 102 in the main Base Set list.
  • Set symbolBase Set cards have no set symbol. Jungle was the first set to print one.
  • Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
  • RarityUncommon: a black diamond.
  • Illustrator“Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi” names the artist who made the art.

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Card text

Attach Defender to 1 of your Pokémon. At the end of your opponent's next turn, discard Defender. Damage done to that Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

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Card data via TCGdex and pokemontcg.io, updated Oct 30, 2026. Prices: TCGplayer market prices via TCGCSV, Oct 30, 2026.