Turtonator-GX (Guardians Rising 18)

Turtonator

バクガメスGX BakugamesGX

Hidden Fates print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Evolution stage

Basic Pokémon

Card name

Turtonator-GX

Type

Fire

HP

190

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Guardians Rising
Rarity
English card no.	18/145
Japanese expansion	Islands Await You
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	009/050

English expansion	Guardians Rising
Rarity
English card no.	131/145
Japanese expansion	Islands Await You
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	051/050

English expansion	Guardians Rising
Rarity
English card no.	148/145
Japanese expansion	Islands Await You
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	056/050

English expansion	Hidden Fates
Rarity
English card no.	SV52/SV94
Japanese expansion	GX Ultra Shiny
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	212/150

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Turtonator.

Turtonator (Japanese: バクガメスGX BakugamesGX) is a Fire-type Basic Pokémon-GX card. It was first released as part of the Guardians Rising expansion.

Card text

Shell Trap

トラップシェル

20

During your opponent's next turn, if this Pokémon is damaged by an attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 8 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon.

Bright Flame

ぐれんのほのお

160

Discard 2

Energy from this Pokémon.

Nitro Tank-GX

ニトロタンクGX

Attach 5

Energy cards from your discard pile to your Pokémon in any way you like. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Pokémon-GX Rule

When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and as a Secret Rainbow Rare in the Guardians Rising expansion, first released in the Japanese Islands Await You expansion, each with artwork by 5ban Graphics. A Shiny version of the Full Art print was included in the Hidden Fates expansion, first released in the Japanese GX Ultra Shiny subset.

Gallery

Guardians Rising Regular print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Guardians Rising Full Art print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Guardians Rising Rainbow Rare
print Illus. 5ban Graphics

Hidden Fates print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

Trivia

Origin

Shell Trap is a move in the Pokémon games that Turtonator can learn. Bright Flame is an attack that first appeared on Entei from Neo Revelation as Searing Flames. The Hidden Fates print features the Shiny version of Turtonator.

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