Linoone 38/109 · 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. Linoone is 38/109, in position 38 of 109 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Lairon, and after it is 39 Manectric. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Linoone is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Linoone (#264), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Zigzagoon. In this catalog that name is Zigzagoon (#263).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Linoone (#264) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Linoone 44/100 in Sandstorm (2003). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Linoone list a different HP.

The attack Seek Out lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 2 cards and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Continuous Headbutt is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fighting ×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. Linoone can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.