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Cards/Vespiquen E4
Vespiquen E4 card from the Rising Rivals set
Illustration by Kouki Saitou. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Vespiquen E4

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A grass-type Pokemon that heals itself and deals heavy damage based on luck.

Grass80 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

When you attach a Grass Energy card to Vespiquen E4, you can remove one damage counter from it.

The Leaf Needle attack costs three Colorless energy and does 30 damage plus 20 more for each heads flipped.

Signature ability

Royal Gain

When you attach a Grass Energy card from your hand to Vespiquen E4, remove 1 damage counter from Vespiquen E4.

The Royal Gain ability lets Vespiquen E4 recover health whenever you add a Grass Energy card to it. This makes it durable in battles because it can heal itself while building up its power source.

Attacks

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Leaf Needle30+

Flip a coin for each Grass Energy attached to Vespiquen E4. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads.

Abilities

Poke-BODYRoyal Gain

When you attach a Grass Energy card from your hand to Vespiquen E4, remove 1 damage counter from Vespiquen E4.

Which deck it belongs in

This card fits well in decks that focus on Grass-type Pokemon and include many Grass Energy cards to trigger its healing ability.

Strengths
  • Healing capability
  • High damage potential
  • Energy teamwork
Watch out for
  • Luck dependent attacks
  • Weak to Lightning
  • Requires specific energy
Pro tip

Attach Grass Energy cards quickly to keep Vespiquen E4 healthy and ready to use its powerful attack.

From the Pokédex

Vespiquen lives in a hive and produces honey that is highly prized by other Pokemon.

Note for the parent

Explain that the extra damage depends on coin flips, so your child should expect some randomness in how much damage the attack deals.

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