Kingler 50/165 · 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. Kingler is 50/165, in position 50 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 49 Golem, and after it is 51 Machamp. The listed rarity is Rare.

Kingler is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kingler (#099), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Krabby. In this catalog that name is Krabby (#098).

Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Kingler (#099) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Kingler 38/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 8 other cards of Kingler list a different HP.

The attack Bubble lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Giant Claw is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

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. Kingler can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.