Masquerain 55/123 · Mysterious Treasures

Masquerain is Pokédex #284, generation 3 (Hoenn). Masquerain is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 32. The card says it evolves from Surskit. In this catalog that name is Surskit (#283).

Masquerain sits at 55/123 in Mysterious Treasures, position 55 of 124. Before it is 54 Magmar, and after it is 56 Nidorina. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Centrifugal Force lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 damage times the number of Colorless Energy in the Defending Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost). Swirling Ripple is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. If your opponent has any Water Pokémon in play, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. The flavor text reads "Its antennae have eye patterns on them. Its four wings enable it to hover and fly in any direction."

Masquerain (#284) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2023. The earliest other card is Masquerain 20/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Masquerain list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Midori Harada. I count 352 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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