Ponyta 60/102 · Base

Ponyta is Pokédex #077, generation 1 (Kanto). Ponyta is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 10. The card lists Rapidash, Rapidash (#078) under evolves to.

Ponyta sits at 60/102 in Base, position 60 of 102. Before it is 59 Poliwag, and after it is 61 Rattata. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Smash Kick lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flame Tail is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its hooves are 10 times harder than diamonds. It can trample anything flat in moments."

Ponyta (#077) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ponyta 64/82 in Team Rocket (2000). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Ponyta list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ponyta can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.