Kricketune 27/123 · Mysterious Treasures

Mysterious Treasures is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Kricketune is 27/123, in position 27 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 26 Gyarados, and after it is 28 Manectric. The listed rarity is Rare.

Kricketune is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 38. In the Pokédex this is Kricketune (#402), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Kricketot. In this catalog that name is Kricketot (#401).

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

Kricketune (#402) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2009 to 2023. The earliest other card is Kricketune 32/127 in Platinum (2009). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 9 other cards of Kricketune list a different HP.

The attack Sore Performance lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Concerto is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Kricketot and each Kricketune you have in play. Weakness is Fire +20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It crosses its knifelike arms in front of its chest when it cries. It can compose melodies ad lib."

I keep a set binder for Mysterious Treasures, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Mysterious Treasures set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kricketune can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.