Huntail 42/106 · Great Encounters

Huntail is Pokédex #367, generation 3 (Hoenn). Huntail is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 33. The card says it evolves from Clamperl. In this catalog that name is Clamperl (#366).

Huntail sits at 42/106 in Great Encounters, position 42 of 106. Before it is 41 Hariyama, and after it is 43 Linoone. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Scary Face lists no damage number. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack or retreat during your opponent's next turn. Threaten and Drop is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. If Huntail has any Darkness Energy attached to it, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage and discard a Special Energy card, if any, attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lives deep in the sea. With a tail shaped like a small fish, it attracts unsuspecting prey."

Huntail (#367) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2025. The earliest other card is Huntail 19/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Huntail list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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