Moltres (Wizards Promo 21)

Moltres (Japanese: ファイヤー Fire) is a Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as one of the TCG Wizards Black Star Promos.

Release information
In Japan, this card was released as a promotional card by throughout August and September in 1999, with artwork by Toshinao Aoki. Passengers flying in conjunction with the "Pokémon Getaways" campaign could redeem their boarding passes for a two-card set that included Moltres and. The English version was one of the TCG Wizards Black Star Promos given away in the first few weeks of the theatrical release of The Power of One, with then English-exclusive artwork by Naoyo Kimura. This artwork was used on a Japanese reprint released in TCG Pokémon Web. The original Japanese artwork was eventually featured on English cards when reprinted in TCG Supreme Victors as a TCG retro card, having previously been reprinted in Japan in the TCG Beat of the Frontier expansion.

Trivia

 * The initial print of the Wizards promo erroneously credited Toshinao Aoki as the illustrator, who illustrated the Japanese promo. Wizards rectified the error, with subsequent prints correctly crediting Naoyo Kimura as the illustrator. However, the change was brought about close to or after the release of the film, so it is likely that fewer people received the correct version later into the campaign compared to those who received the misprint earlier.
 * This card's Japanese artwork is part of a larger image, which also includes and.

Origin
This card's Pokédex entry comes from, though it is reworded.

Lavados (Wizards Black Star Promos 21) Sulfura (Platine Vainqueurs Suprêmes 149) ファイヤー (DPt3-B)