Gastly 50/102 · 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. Gastly is 50/102, in position 50 of 102 on this checklist. Before it is 49 Drowzee, and after it is 51 Koffing. The listed rarity is Common.

Gastly is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists level 8. In the Pokédex this is Gastly (#092), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Haunter, Haunter (#093) under evolves to.

Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 other cards in the catalog.

Gastly (#092) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gastly 33/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 30 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Gastly list a different HP.

The attack Sleeping Gas lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Destiny Bond is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Discard 1 Psychic Energy card attached to Gastly in order to use this attack. If a Pokémon Knocks Out Gastly during your opponent's next turn, Knock Out that Pokémon. Resistance is Fighting -30. The flavor text reads "Almost invisible, this gaseous Pokémon cloaks the target and puts it to sleep without notice."

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. Gastly can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line. I still need this card.