Alakazam No. 065 – Expansion Pack – Rare Holo – Old Back (JP)
Introduction
Damage Swap gives Alakazam a distinctive place in the original game's strategy, while Confuse Ray provides its attack. Ken Sugimori illustrates this 80 HP Stage 2 Pokémon. This is the Japanese Expansion Pack printing, identified by No. 065, with the original Pocket Monsters card back. The illustration is credited to Ken Sugimori, with the condition of this individual copy detailed below.
Card Details
- Pokémon: Alakazam
- Set: Expansion Pack
- Japanese Set Name: 拡張パック
- English Expansion Reference: Base Set — separate release and checklist
- Card Number: No. 065 (National Pokédex number)
- Rarity: Rare Holo
- Language: Japanese
- Card Back: Japanese Old Back
- Illustrator: Ken Sugimori
- Condition: Near Mint as recorded in the supplied inventory; physical condition awaits confirmation from individual front and back photographs.
- Finish: Holofoil
About the Pokémon
Alakazam is the Psi Pokémon, recorded as No. 065 in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation I, associated with the Kanto generation of games. Its extraordinary intellect is central to its Pokédex descriptions. It evolves from Kadabra. Its species identity is shared across its different TCG appearances.
About the Expansion
Released in Japan on 20 October 1996, Expansion Pack established the Pokémon Trading Card Game alongside its starter product. Its Kanto Pokémon, Trainer cards and Energy cards introduced the game's foundational structure. The original Japanese Pocket Monsters card back places these cards at the beginning of the TCG's collecting history.
Artwork & Collector's Notes
Ken Sugimori is credited for this Expansion Pack illustration of Alakazam. The holofoil finish, original Pocket Monsters reverse and Japanese text identify this printing. The No. 065 identifier is a Pokédex number, not an English set checklist position.
Photographs: Actual-card photographs are pending.