Golem 36/62 · 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. Golem is 36/62, in position 36 of 62 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Golduck, and after it is 37 Graveler. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Golem is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 36. In the Pokédex this is Golem (#076), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Graveler. In this catalog that name is Graveler (#075).

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Golem (#076) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Brock's Golem 20/132 in Gym Heroes (2000). That card is named Brock's Golem, while this one is Golem. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Golem list a different HP.

The attack Avalanche lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Selfdestruct is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Fighting, Fighting. Does 20 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Golem does 100 damage to itself. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "Its boulder-like body is extremely hard. It can easily withstand dynamite blasts without damage."

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. Golem can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.