Mudkip 59/109 · Ruby & Sapphire

Mudkip is Pokédex #258, generation 3 (Hoenn). Mudkip is a Basic Water Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Marshtomp, Marshtomp (#259) under evolves to.

Mudkip sits at 59/109 in Ruby & Sapphire, position 59 of 109. Before it is 58 Makuhita, and after it is 60 Mudkip. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on July 1, 2003. The printed size is 109, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Bubble lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Mudkip (#258) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2021. The earliest other card is Mudkip 60/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Mudkip list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ruby & Sapphire set binder is where a full Ruby & Sapphire set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Mudkip 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.