Horsea 102/146 · Legends Awakened

Legends Awakened is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2008. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. Horsea is 102/146, in position 102 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 101 Hitmontop, and after it is 103 Houndour. The listed rarity is Common.

Horsea is a Basic Water Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 8. In the Pokédex this is Horsea (#116), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Seadra, Seadra (#117) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Horsea (#116) has 27 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Horsea 49/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Horsea list a different HP.

The attack Smokescreen lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Reverse Thrust is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Switch Horsea with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It makes its nest in the shade of corals. If it senses danger, it spits murky ink and flees."

I keep a set binder for Legends Awakened, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Legends Awakened set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Horsea can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.