Tropical Tidal Wave HGSS18
Trainer card from HGSS Black Star Promos · released Feb 11, 2010
Tropical Tidal Wave is a Promo Trainer card, number HGSS18 in HGSS Black Star Promos (released Feb 11, 2010), illustrated by Sumiyoshi Kizuki.
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Card details
| Set | HGSS Black Star Promos |
| Number | HGSS18 |
| Rarity | Promo |
| Artist | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| Format legality | Not legal in Standard or Expanded |
| Finishes | Normal |
What the codes mean
- Card numberHGSS18A Black Star Promo number. Promos are numbered in their own series, with no set total.
- Set symbol
The small HGSS Black Star Promos symbol identifies the set. Cards from before Scarlet & Violet print a symbol instead of a set code. - Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
- RarityPromo: the Black Star Promo symbol.
- Illustrator“Illus. Sumiyoshi Kizuki” names the artist who made the art.
Card text
Flip a coin. If heads, discard all Trainer and Stadium cards your opponent has in play. If tails, discard all Trainer and Stadium cards you have in play.
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