Mightyena 10/109 · Ruby & Sapphire

Ruby & Sapphire is a set in the EX series. It was released on July 1, 2003. The printed size is 109, and the checklist is the same length. Mightyena is 10/109, in position 10 of 109 on this checklist. Before it is 9 Manectric, and after it is 11 Sceptile. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Mightyena is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Mightyena (#262), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Poochyena. In this catalog that name is Poochyena (#261).

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Mightyena (#262) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Mightyena 42/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Mightyena list a different HP.

Intimidating Fang is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Mightyena is your Active Pokémon, any damage done to your Pokémon by an opponent's attack is reduced by 10 (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Shakedown lists 40 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking and discard it. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -30. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Ruby & Sapphire, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ruby & Sapphire set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Mightyena can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.