Krabby 51/62 · Fossil

Krabby is Pokédex #098, generation 1 (Kanto). Krabby is a Basic Water Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 20. The card lists Kingler, Kingler (#099) under evolves to.

Krabby sits at 51/62 in Fossil, position 51 of 62. Before it is 50 Kabuto, and after it is 52 Omanyte. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on October 10, 1999. The printed size is 62, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Call for Family lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon named Krabby and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. (You can't use this attack if your Bench if full.) Irongrip is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its pincers are not only powerful weapons, they are used for balance when walking sideways."

Krabby (#098) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2002 to 2023. The earliest other card is Krabby 115/165 in Expedition Base Set (2002). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Krabby list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fossil set binder is where a full Fossil set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Krabby 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.