{"id":424305,"date":"2025-03-07T17:57:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T09:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=424305"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T09:57:44","slug":"pokemon-tcg-slowpoke-psyduck-gx-unified-minds-218-236-release-date-price-where-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2025\/03\/07\/pokemon-tcg-slowpoke-psyduck-gx-unified-minds-218-236-release-date-price-where-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"[Pok\u00e9mon TCG] Slowpoke & Psyduck GX (Unified Minds 218\/236) [Release Date\/Price\/Where To Buy]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Two of the Pok\u00e9mon to which the phrase “no thoughts, head empty” perfectly applies to are Water-type duo Slowpoke and Psyduck. For that reason, their joint appearance on a Pok\u00e9mon GX card from seventh-generation English Pok\u00e9mon TCG set Unified Minds is certainly apt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Slowpoke & Psyduck GX (Unified Minds 218\/236)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This card has a Full Art illustration which stands out for subverting the usual expectations of a card featuring these two Pok\u00e9mon. This is because Miki Tanaka’s illustration shows a Shellder having hooked onto the end of Psyduck’s tail when it would ordinarily have been expected to do so with Slowpoke’s. This subversion is likely to draw additional demand for the card, especially among those familiar with the in-universe lore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The art style of the illustration is one that matches the nature of the two Pok\u00e9mon being depicted, adding further visual appeal. Finally, for those interested in the history of the Pok\u00e9mon TCG, there’s an interesting backstory behind the creation of this card. The concept for this card was one of the earliest of all TAG TEAM cards; it was conceptualized way back during the Gen 5 days\u2014long before TAG TEAM cards were officially introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Release Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Japanese version of this card is card 096\/094 from Miracle Twin [SM11].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Slowpoke & Psyduck GX (Unified Minds 218\/236) card has a sale price of 15,080 JPY (~US$102).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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