Insect Imitation

Insect Imitation

Japanese

孵（ふ）化（か）

Base

孵化

Kana

ふか

Rōmaji

Fuka

Translated

Hatching

Card type	Spell
Property	Normal
Password	96965364
Effect types	Cost Effect
Status	Unlimited (OCG) Unlimited (TCG)
Tribute 1 monster; Special Summon 1 Insect monster from your Deck whose Level is 1 higher than the Tributed monster had on the field.

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English sets

Worldwide

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2004-12-01	PSV-EN068	Pharaoh's Servant	Common
2009-07-28	RP02-EN016	Retro Pack 2	Common
2022-01-27	GRCR-EN052	The Grand Creators	Rare

North America

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2002-10-20	PSV-068	Pharaoh's Servant	Common

Europe

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-12-12	PSV-E068	Pharaoh's Servant	Common

Search categories

Supports

Insect

Actions

Tributes for cost

Summoning categories

Special Summons from your Deck

Other languages

Language	Name	Card text
French	Imitation d'Insecte	Sacrifiez 1 monstre ; Invoquez Spécialement 1 monstre Insecte depuis votre Deck dont le Niveau est supérieur de 1 à celui que le monstre Sacrifié avait sur le Terrain.
German	Insektenimitation	Biete 1 Monster als Tribut an; beschwöre 1 Insekt-Monster als Spezialbeschwörung von deinem Deck, dessen Stufe 1 höher als die ist, die das als Tribut angebotene Monster auf dem Spielfeld hatte.
Italian	Imitazione di Insetto	Offri come Tributo 1 mostro; Evoca Specialmente dal tuo Deck 1 mostro Insetto il cui Livello è più alto di 1 di quello che il mostro offerto come Tributo aveva sul Terreno.
Portuguese	Imitar Inseto	Ofereça 1 monstro como Tributo; Invoque por Invocação-Especial 1 monstro Inseto do seu Deck cujo Nível seja 1 a mais do que o monstro oferecido como Tributo tinha no campo.
Spanish	Imitación de Insecto	Sacrifica 1 monstruo; Invoca de Modo Especial, desde tu Deck, 1 monstruo Insecto cuyo Nivel sea 1 más que el que el monstruo Sacrificado tenía en el Campo.
Japanese	孵（ふ）化（か）	①：自分フィールドのモンスター１体をリリースして発動できる。リリースしたモンスターよりレベルが１つ高い昆虫族モンスター１体をデッキから特殊召喚する。
	Fuka
	Hatching
Korean	부화	자신의 필드 위 몬스터를 1장 제물로 바친다. 그 제물 몬스터보다 레벨이 1개 높은 곤충족 몬스터를 덱에서 특수 소환한다.

Sets in other languages

French

Release	Number	Set	French name	Rarity
2004-01-08	SDP-F068	Pharaoh's Servant	Serviteur du Pharaon	Common
2009-07-23	RP02-FR016	Retro Pack 2	Retro Pack 2	Common
2022-01-27	GRCR-FR052	The Grand Creators	Les Grands Créateurs	Rare

German

Release	Number	Set	German name	Rarity
2003-12-12	PSV-G068	Pharaoh's Servant	Pharaoh's Servant	Common
2009-07-24	RP02-DE016	Retro Pack 2	Retro Pack 2	Common
2022-01-27	GRCR-DE052	The Grand Creators	The Grand Creators	Rare

Italian

Release	Number	Set	Italian name	Rarity
2004-02-01	SDF-I068	Pharaoh's Servant	Servitore del Faraone	Common
2009-07-23	RP02-IT016	Retro Pack 2	Retro Pack 2	Common
2022-01-27	GRCR-IT052	The Grand Creators	I Grandiosi Creatori	Rare

Portuguese

Release	Number	Set	Portuguese name	Rarity
2022-01-27	GRCR-PT052	The Grand Creators	Os Grandes Criadores	Rare

Spanish

Release	Number	Set	Spanish name	Rarity
2009-07-23	RP02-SP016	Retro Pack 2	Retro Pack 2	Common
2022-01-27	GRCR-SP052	The Grand Creators	Los Grandes Creadores	Rare

Japanese

Release	Number	Set	Japanese name	Rarity
2000-12-14	TB-18	Thousand Eyes Bible	Ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ Ｅｙｅｓ Ｂｉｂｌｅ（サウザンド・アイズ・バイブル） －千（せん）眼（がん）の魔（ま）術（じゅつ）書（しょ）－	Common
2002-12-12	DL3-015	Duelist Legacy Volume.3	ＤＵＥＬＩＳＴ（デュエリスト） ＬＥＧＡＣＹ（レガシー） Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ（ボリューム） ３	Common
2012-01-01	TP20-JP008	Tournament Pack 2011 Vol.4	トーナメントパック　２０１１　Ｖｏｌ.４	Common
2017-10-01	17TP-JP408	Tournament Pack 2017 Vol.4	トーナメントパック ２０１７ Ｖｏｌ．４	Common

Korean

Release	Number	Set	Korean name	Rarity
2004-06-19	PSV-K068	Pharaoh's Servant	파라오의 사도	Common
2012-05-02	TP13-KR008	Tournament Pack 2012 Vol.13	토너먼트 팩 2012 Vol.13	Common

Asian-English

Release	Number	Set	Rarity
2003-04-24	PSV-068	Pharaoh's Servant	Common

In other media

Page	Medium	Debut date
Insect Imitation (DOR)	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses	2001-09-06
Insect Imitation (DM6)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2	2001-12-20
Insect Imitation (SDD)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel	2003-04-15
Insect Imitation (World Championship 2004)	Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2004	2004-02-05
Insect Imitation (World Championship 2006)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006	2006-02-23
Insect Imitation (Tag Force 1)	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force	2006-09-14
Insect Imitation (anime)	Anime	2012-01-09
Insect Imitation (Duel Links)	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

Video games

Video game	Date	#	Name	Cost	Status
Nightmare Troubadour	2005-07-21	–		–	Present
Online	2005-11-04	–	–	–	Present

Lores and sets

Video game	Lore	Sets
Nightmare Troubadour		Magician's Soul (Common)
Online		Pack 18