Torchic 74/109 · 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. Torchic is 74/109, in position 74 of 109 on this checklist. Before it is 73 Torchic, and after it is 75 Treecko. The listed rarity is Common.

Torchic is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Torchic (#255), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Combusken, Combusken (#256) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Torchic (#255) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Torchic 73/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Torchic list a different HP.

The attack Singe lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. 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. Torchic can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.