Our next “friend of the collection” is Clefable, one of the original and most enchanting Pokémon from the very first generation. This is a 1st Edition card from the XY-era set Rising Fist, featuring beautiful artwork by the iconic Atsuko Nishida.
Card Details
- Pokémon Name: Clefable (ピクシー)
- Set: Rising Fist (XY3)
- Year: 2014
- Card Number: 066-096
- Rarity/Edition: Common (1st Edition)
- Artist: Atsuko Nishida
- National Pokédex No.: 036
Card Text & Attacks
- Type: Fairy
- HP: 90
- Evolves From: Clefairy
Attack 1:
- Japanese: このゆびとまれ
- Romaji: Kono Yubi Tomare
- English: Follow Me
- Cost: [Colourless]
- Effect: Choose 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokémon and switch it with their Active Pokémon.
Attack 2:
- Japanese: ムーンフォース
- Romaji: Mūn Fōsu
- English: Moonblast
- Cost: [Fairy][Colourless]
- Damage: 30
- Effect: During your opponent’s next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 30.
- Weakness: Metal x2
- Resistance: Dark -20
- Retreat Cost: [Colourless][Colourless]
Pokédex Entry:
- Japanese: 1キロ先で 落ちた 針の 音も 聞き分ける 優れた 耳を 持つ。静かな 山奥に 住んでいる。
- Romaji: 1 kiro saki de ochita hari no oto mo kikiwakeru sugureta mimi o motsu. Shizuka na yamaoku ni sunde iru.
- English: It has excellent hearing that can distinguish the sound of a pin dropping from 1 kilometre away. It lives in quiet mountain recesses.
Collector’s Notes
This Clefable is a 1st Edition Common card from Rising Fist (XY3), a Japanese set released in 2014, known for its focus on Fighting-type Pokémon. While a Common card, its 1st Edition stamp adds a nice touch of collectability, and the artwork comes from a very special artist.
The illustration is by Atsuko Nishida, one of the most important designers in Pokémon history. Nishida is credited with creating some of the most famous Pokémon of all time, including the iconic design for Pikachu. Her art style is often soft, whimsical, and full of character, which is beautifully demonstrated here. Clefable is depicted in a serene, sun-dappled forest, perfectly capturing its gentle and shy nature.
While Clefable isn’t a Rock-type, its lore is famously connected to the moon and extraterrestrial objects. Clefairy are known to gather to dance under the full moon and are rumoured to have come from space. Their evolution item in the games is the “Moon Stone,” a mysterious, glowing rock. This celestial connection links Clefable to astromineralogy—the study of minerals in meteorites and other space rocks—making it a fascinating thematic neighbour to the more earthbound members of the Geopik collection.
