Shelgon 64/132 · Secret Wonders

Secret Wonders is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2007. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Shelgon is 64/132, in position 64 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 63 Sableye, and after it is 65 Skiploom. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Shelgon is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 32. In the Pokédex this is Shelgon (#372), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Bagon. In this catalog that name is Bagon (#371). The card lists Salamence, Salamence (#373) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Shelgon (#372) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Shelgon 20/97 in Dragon (2003). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Shelgon list a different HP.

The attack Focus Energy lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, Shelgon's Protect Charge attack's base damage is 80. Protect Charge is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Shelgon by attacks is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Colorless +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Within its rugged shell, its cells have begun changing. The shell peels off the instant it evolves."

I keep a set binder for Secret Wonders, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Secret Wonders set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Shelgon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.