Haunter 40/100 · Stormfront

Stormfront is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2008. The printed size is 100. This checklist is longer, at 106 cards. Haunter is 40/100, in position 40 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 39 Grovyle, and after it is 41 Machoke. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Haunter is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 35. In the Pokédex this is Haunter (#093), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Gastly. In this catalog that name is Gastly (#092). The card lists Gengar, Gengar (#094) under evolves to.

Yukiko Baba illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

Haunter (#093) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Haunter 29/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Haunter list a different HP.

The attack Smog lists no damage number. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Hoodwink is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic. You may search your opponent's discard pile for up to 3 in any combination of Trainer, Supporter, or Stadium cards and put them into your opponent's hand. Weakness is Darkness +20. Resistance is Colorless -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It can slip through any obstacle. It lurks inside walls to keep an eye on its foes."

I keep a set binder for Stormfront, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Stormfront set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Haunter can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line. I still need this card.