Next in our new batch is one of the original 151 Pokémon, the ever-unpredictable Mr. Mime. This is a 1st Edition card from the XY-era set Tidal Storm. While not a geological specimen, this classic Pokémon was acquired as part of a lot and has its own unique place as a “friend of the collection.”
Card Details
- Pokémon Name: Mr. Mime (バリヤード)
- Set: Tidal Storm (XY5)
- Year: 2014
- Card Number: 046-070
- Rarity/Edition: Common (1st Edition)
- Artist: TOKIYA
- National Pokédex No.: 122
Card Text & Attacks
- Type: Fairy
- HP: 80
Attack 1:
- Japanese: トリック
- Romaji: Torikku
- –English: Trick
- Cost: [Colourless]
- Effect: Choose a Pokémon Tool card attached to 1 of your Pokémon or your opponent’s Pokémon and attach it to another Pokémon. (If the Pokémon that you chose to attach the Tool to can’t have it, this attack fails.)
Attack 2:
- Japanese: とじこめる
- Romaji: Tojikomeru
- English: Imprison
- Cost: [Fairy][Colourless]
- Damage: 30
- Effect: The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
- Weakness: Metal x2
- Resistance: Dark -20
- Retreat Cost: [Colourless][Colourless]
Pokédex Entry:
- Japanese: 人を信じこませるのが うまい。パントマイムで 作った 壁が 本当に 現れるという。
- Romaji: Hito o shinjikomaseru no ga umai. Pantomaimu de tsukutta kabe ga hontō ni arawareru toiu.
- English: It is a master of convincing others. It is said that the walls it creates with pantomime can become real.
Collector’s Notes
This Mr. Mime is a 1st Edition Common card from the Japanese set Tidal Storm (XY5), released in 2014. As a “Common” card, it wasn’t a rare pull, but its 1st Edition stamp gives it a nice touch of collectability from the initial print run of this classic XY-era set. Commons like this are the backbone of any set, providing interesting gameplay mechanics.
The artwork by TOKIYA is bright and characterful, perfectly capturing Mr. Mime’s playful and slightly bizarre nature. TOKIYA is known for clean, expressive illustrations that really bring out the personality of the Pokémon. The dynamic pose and the sparkling effects at Mr. Mime’s feet give the card a sense of energy and performance, as if it’s right in the middle of a pantomime routine.
While Mr. Mime has no direct connection to geology, it’s a welcome addition that arrived alongside more thematic cards like Carbink. We can, however, draw a fun, metaphorical line to our collection’s theme. Mr. Mime’s Pokédex entry notes that the invisible walls it creates can become real, physical barriers. One could imagine these psychic walls being as solid and unyielding as a wall of granite—a geological force created by pure thought!
