Slugma 73/115 · Unseen Forces

Slugma is Pokédex #218, generation 2 (Johto). Slugma is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Magcargo, Magcargo (#219) under evolves to.

Slugma sits at 73/115 in Unseen Forces, position 75 of 145. Before it is 72 Slowpoke, and after it is 74 Snubbull. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Yawn lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Headbutt is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Slugma (#218) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slugma 53/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 23 other cards of Slugma list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Tomokazu Komiya. I count 248 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Unseen Forces set binder is where a full Unseen Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slugma can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.