Dustox 25/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Dustox is Pokédex #269, generation 3 (Hoenn). Dustox is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. The card lists level 34. The card says it evolves from Cascoon. In this catalog that name is Cascoon (#268).

Dustox sits at 25/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 25 of 130. Before it is 24 Drifblim, and after it is 26 Floatzel. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Stun Spore lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Toxic Dust is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on the Defending Pokémon between turns. Weakness is Fire +30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "A nocturnal Pokémon. Drawn by streetlights, they messily eat the leaves of trees lining boulevards."

Dustox (#269) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dustox 6/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Dustox list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Diamond & Pearl set binder is where a full Diamond & Pearl set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dustox can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.