Arcanine 23/102 · Base

Base is a set in the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. Arcanine is 23/102, in position 23 of 102 on this checklist. Before it is 22 Pidgeotto, and after it is 24 Charmeleon. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Arcanine is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 45. In the Pokédex this is Arcanine (#059), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Growlithe. In this catalog that name is Growlithe (#058).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Arcanine (#059) has 41 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Arcanine 6/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 36 other cards of Arcanine list a different HP.

The attack Flamethrower lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Arcanine in order to use this attack. Take Down is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Arcanine does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon that has been long admired for its beauty. It runs gracefully, as if on wings."

I keep a set binder for Base, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arcanine can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.