Magby 52/165 · 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. Magby is 52/165, in position 52 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 51 Machamp, and after it is 53 Meganium. The listed rarity is Rare.

Magby is a Baby Fire Pokémon with 30 HP. In the Pokédex this is Magby (#240), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Magmar, Magmar (#126) under evolves to.

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Magby (#240) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2023. The earliest other card is Magby 23/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). Both list 30 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Magby list a different HP.

The attack Energy Catch lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Flip a coin. If heads, put a basic Energy card from your discard pile into your hand. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: If your Active Pokémon is a Baby Pokémon and your opponent announces an attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else). If tails, your opponent's turn ends.

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. Magby can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards and Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.