Arcanine 12/99 · Next Destinies

Arcanine is Pokédex #059, generation 1 (Kanto). Arcanine is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Growlithe. In this catalog that name is Growlithe (#058).

Arcanine sits at 12/99 in Next Destinies, position 12 of 103. Before it is 11 Growlithe, and after it is 13 Arcanine. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 8, 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

Blazing Mane is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Burned. The attack Fire Spin lists 100 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, discard 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its proud and regal appearance has captured the hearts of people since long ago."

Arcanine (#059) has 41 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Arcanine 23/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Arcanine list a different HP.

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

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