Magmar 36/102 · 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. Magmar is 36/102, in position 36 of 102 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Magikarp, and after it is 37 Nidorino. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Magmar is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 24. In the Pokédex this is Magmar (#126), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Magmortar, Magmortar (#467) under evolves to.

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

Magmar (#126) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Magmar 44/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Magmar list a different HP.

The attack Fire Punch lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Flamethrower is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Magmar in order to use this attack. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its body always burns with an orange glow that enables it to hide perfectly among flames."

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. Magmar can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.