Torkoal 41/146 · 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. Torkoal is 41/146, in position 41 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Shedinja, and after it is 42 Unown [!]. The listed rarity is Rare.

Torkoal is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 32. In the Pokédex this is Torkoal (#324), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Torkoal (#324) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Torkoal 12/97 in Dragon (2003). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 15 other cards of Torkoal list a different HP.

White Smoke is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Torkoal is your Active Pokémon, prevent all effects, including damage, done to your Benched Pokémon by your opponent's attacks. The attack Black Soot lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Paralyzed. Weakness is Water +20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It burns coal inside its shell for energy. It blows out black soot if it is endangered."

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