Magmar 86/165 · Expedition Base Set

Magmar is Pokédex #126, generation 1 (Kanto). Magmar is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Magmortar, Magmortar (#467) under evolves to.

Magmar sits at 86/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 86 of 165. Before it is 85 Machoke, and after it is 87 Metapod. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Flaming Punch lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Thrash is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, Magmar does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Magmar (#126) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Magmar 36/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 26 other cards of Magmar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Expedition Base Set set binder is where a full Expedition Base Set set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Magmar can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.