Armaldo 18/146 · 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. Armaldo is 18/146, in position 18 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Yanmega, and after it is 19 Azelf. The listed rarity is Rare.

Armaldo is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 140 HP. The card lists level 52. In the Pokédex this is Armaldo (#348), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Anorith. In this catalog that name is Anorith (#347).

Kazuaki Aihara illustrated this card. The same name is on 11 other cards in the catalog.

Armaldo (#348) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2022. The earliest other card is Armaldo 1/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kazuaki Aihara illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 8 other cards of Armaldo list a different HP.

Fossil Armor is listed as Poké-Body. If Armaldo would be damaged by an attack, prevent that attack's damage done to Armaldo if that damage is 60 or less. The attack Crush Claw lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. During your next turn, if an attack does damage to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), that attack does 40 more damage. Weakness is Grass +30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It went ashore after evolving. Its entire body is clad in a sturdy armor."

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. Armaldo can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.