Rapidash 44/64 · Jungle

Jungle is a set in the Base series. It was released on June 16, 1999. The printed size is 64, and the checklist is the same length. Rapidash is 44/64, in position 44 of 64 on this checklist. Before it is 43 Primeape, and after it is 45 Rhydon. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Rapidash is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 33. In the Pokédex this is Rapidash (#078), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Ponyta. In this catalog that name is Ponyta (#077).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Rapidash (#078) has 33 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 Rapidash 51/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. 26 other cards of Rapidash list a different HP.

The attack Stomp lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 20 damage. Agility is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Rapidash. Weakness is Water ×2. The flavor text reads "Very competitive, this Pokémon will chase anything that moves fast in the hopes of racing it."

I keep a set binder for Jungle, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Jungle set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rapidash can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.