Golem 49/165 · Expedition Base Set

Expedition Base Set is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. Golem is 49/165, in position 49 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Gengar, and after it is 50 Kingler. The listed rarity is Rare.

Golem is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Golem (#076), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Graveler. In this catalog that name is Graveler (#075).

Aya Kusube illustrated this card. The same name is on 127 other cards in the catalog.

Golem (#076) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Golem 36/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Aya Kusube illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Golem list a different HP.

Rock Body is listed as Poké-Body. All damage done by attacks to Golem is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Rock Tumble lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Don't apply Resistance. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 4.

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