Nosepass 18/109 · 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. Nosepass is 18/109, in position 18 of 109 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Donphan, and after it is 19 Pelipper. The listed rarity is Rare.

Nosepass is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Nosepass (#299), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Probopass, Probopass (#476) under evolves to.

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

Nosepass (#299) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2005 to 2026. The earliest other card is Nosepass 42/107 in Deoxys (2005). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Nosepass list a different HP.

The attack Invisible Hand lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. If any of your opponent's Active Pokémon are Evolved Pokémon, search your deck for any 1 card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Repulsion is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent returns the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to it to his or her hand. (If your opponent doesn't have any Benched Pokémon or other Active Pokémon, this attack does nothing.) Weakness is Water ×2. 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. Nosepass can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.