Teddiursa 65/75 Neo Discovery Pokémon Raw

Pokémon: Teddiursa

Series: Neo

Set: Discovery

Card Number: 65/75

Rarity: C

Condition: N/A

Grade: Raw

Year: 2001

Illustrator: Miki Tanaka

The Teddiursa 65/75 is a Common Colorless-type Basic Pokémon card from the Neo Discovery expansion, released on June 1, 2001 by The Pokémon Company and illustrated by Miki Tanaka, a Japanese artist whose soft, rounded linework and warm color palettes brought a distinctive sense of innocence and charm to the Neo era's most endearing Pokémon. As a 40 HP "Little Bear" Pokémon with a Weakness to Fighting-type attacks (×2), a Psychic-type Resistance of −30, and a Retreat Cost of one Colorless Energy, it occupies a deceptively simple but strategically valuable position within the 75-card master set. The Neo Discovery set was the second main expansion of the Neo era, drawing its checklist from the Japanese Crossing the Ruins... theme and introducing a roster of Pokémon and Trainers that redefined competitive deck construction around information gathering and energy manipulation.

In terms of decks and strategy, Teddiursa's two attacks make it one of the most tactically self-sufficient Common Pokémon in the Neo era. Scratch costs a single Colorless Energy and deals 10 damage—a modest but reliable strike that requires minimal investment, making Teddiursa a functional turn-one attacker in any Colorless-compatible deck. Nap Time costs two Colorless Energy, removes all damage counters from Teddiursa, and then puts Teddiursa to sleep—a self-healing mechanic that extends its effective lifespan well beyond what its 40 HP pool would normally allow, at the cost of forfeiting the following turn. In 2001-era competitive formats, Teddiursa found utility in Colorless and hybrid decks as a cheap, durable body that could absorb a hit, fully heal through Nap Time, and re-engage the following turn, and its Psychic Resistance of −30 made it a natural counter to Espeon-heavy and Psychic-type strategies. In modern Unlimited and Expanded formats, it remains a functional tech card in Colorless-focused strategies, and its single Colorless Retreat Cost makes it a highly mobile bench presence that can rotate in and out freely without energy investment.

Collectors love the Neo Discovery Teddiursa for its unique position as one of the most charming and mechanically complete Common Pokémon in the entire Neo era, a card whose self-healing Nap Time attack created a fascinating internal tension—full recovery at the cost of a lost turn—that was remarkably creative for a 40 HP Basic. Miki Tanaka's illustration—depicting Teddiursa in a playful, mid-lick pose with its crescent mark glowing softly and its small paws raised to its mouth in her signature warm, rounded style—captures the raw, honey-soaked cuteness of the species in a way that stands out among the more aggressive and dramatic artwork of the set's Holographic Rares like Espeon, Umbreon, and Scizor. As a Basic Pokémon that can be played directly from the hand on turn one and can evolve into Ursaring, Teddiursa occupies a structurally important position within the set's early-game options and evolution ecosystem, and its permanently fixed supply—combined with over 25 years of natural wear from the massive population of Neo Discovery cards that were opened, played, and traded in the early 2000s—ensures that quality raw copies remain a steady target for both set completionists and players of Unlimited format tournaments who still appreciate the creative self-sustaining mechanics of the Neo era's most lovable bear Pokémon.

Product Details

Card Number / Rarity:65/75 / Common

Card Type / HP / Stage:Colorless / 40 / Basic

Attack 1:[1] Scratch (10)

Attack 2:[2] Nap Time
Remove all damage counters from Teddiursa. Teddiursa is now Asleep.

Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost:F / P-30 / 1

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