The 2003 Ruby & Sapphire Reverse Holo Swampert card (RS #23) is a rare Stage 2 Water-type Pokémon featuring Ken Sugimori's art and Natural Remedy ability.
2003 • Pokémon • Ruby & Sapphire
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Raw / Ungraded
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Featured
Swampert
Game
Pokémon
Rarity, print treatment, and game-specific stats for this card.
Rare
Ken Sugimori
Card Stock
English
Reverse Holo
100
Water
Stage 2
Marshtomp
Lightning ×2
2
260
Abilities, attacks, oracle text, and flavor text printed on the card.
Ability: Natural Remedy
Once during your turn (before your attack), when you attach a Water Energy card from your hand to Swampert, remove 1 damage counter from Swampert.
Attack: Water Arrow
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Attack: Waterfall (50)
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