Relicanth 51/106 · Great Encounters

Relicanth is Pokédex #369, generation 3 (Hoenn). Relicanth is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 31.

Relicanth sits at 51/106 in Great Encounters, position 51 of 106. Before it is 50 Purugly, and after it is 52 Seviper. 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 Primal Calling lists no damage number. Search your deck for up to 3 Trainer Cards that have Fossil in their names, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Sleep Swirl is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Both Relicanth and the Defending Pokémon are now Asleep. Weakness is Lightning +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A rare Pokémon discovered during a deep-sea exploration. It has not changed in over 100 million years."

Relicanth (#369) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2026. The earliest other card is Relicanth 24/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Relicanth 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. Relicanth can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.