Moltres 12/62 · 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. Moltres is 12/62, in position 12 of 62 on this checklist. Before it is 11 Magneton, and after it is 13 Muk. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Moltres is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 35. In the Pokédex this is Moltres (#146), generation 1 (Kanto).

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

Moltres (#146) has 43 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Moltres 21/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 39 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

The attack Wildfire lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. You may discard any number of Fire Energy cards attached to Moltres when you use this attack. If you do, discard that many cards from the top of your opponent's deck. Dive Bomb is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Known as the legendary bird of fire. Every flap of its wings creates a dazzling flash of flames."

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. Moltres 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.