Lapras 10/62 · Fossil

Fossil is a set in the Base series. It was released on October 10, 1999. The printed size is 62, and the checklist is the same length. Lapras is 10/62, in position 10 of 62 on this checklist. Before it is 9 Kabutops, and after it is 11 Magneton. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Lapras is a Basic Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 12. In the Pokédex this is Lapras (#131), generation 1 (Kanto).

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

Lapras (#131) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 37 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lapras 25/62 in Fossil (1999). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. 45 other cards of Lapras list a different HP.

The attack Water Gun lists 10+ damage. The cost is Water. Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Lapras but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. Confuse Ray is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon that has been overhunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across water."

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