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EN Ruby & Sapphire · 1 Jul 2003 · 99/109

Lapras ex

ラプラス Transport Pokémon

Water Rare Holo EX Basic, ex

110HP

≈S$160est. to buy

1 / 58 Lapras cards owned 0 / 2 in EX 3 promo prints

CARD

Card facts

Set Ruby & Sapphire

Series EX

Number 99/109

Rarity Rare Holo EX

Released 2003

Illustrator Hikaru Koike

POKÉMON

Pokémon stats

HP 110

Type Water

Stage Basic, ex

Weakness Lightning ×2

Retreat cost 3

National Dex #131

Lapras collection

1 / 58 collected

2% complete

Owned1 Missing57 TrackedS$0.79 Missing est.≈S$891

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Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal

Attack

Energy Ball

10+

Water

Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Lapras ex but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way.

Attack

Confuse Ray

2 Water • Colorless

The Defending Pokémon is now Confused.

When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Versions & finishes

missing

Holofoil not owned ≈ S$159.73

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

“Crossing icy seas is no issue for this cold-resistant Pokémon. Its smooth skin is a little cool to the touch.”

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History

Lapras is a gentle, intelligent Water/Ice-type Pokémon resembling a plesiosaur with a large shell on its back, well-suited to carrying people and Pokémon across water. It is noted for its docile, peaceful temperament and high intelligence, even being able to understand human speech and communicate through beautiful, melodic cries. Once heavily hunted and driven to near-extinction in the games' lore, it became a rare and treasured species, and in the anime Ash famously raised one that he later returned to its pod. As the 'Transport Pokémon,' it embodies a friendly bond between humans and Pokémon, ferrying travelers across icy and open seas.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ラプラス (Rapurasu) is essentially identical to the English 'Lapras,' and both are widely believed to derive from the mathematician/physicist Pierre-Simon Laplace, though the name also evokes the French phrase 'là, place' and the English word 'place.' Some interpretations connect it to the idea of transport or a 'place' to ride, fitting its role as a ferrying Pokémon. The kana break down simply as ra-pu-ra-su, a phonetic rendering with no kanji, reflecting that it is a borrowed/coined foreign-style name.

Your Lapras cards

1 owned

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All Lapras cards across sets

58 shown

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