Salamence δ 14/113 · Delta Species

Salamence is Pokédex #373, generation 3 (Hoenn). Salamence δ is a Stage 2 Fire Metal Pokémon with 110 HP. The card says it evolves from Shelgon. In this catalog that name is Shelgon (#372).

Salamence δ sits at 14/113 in Delta Species, position 14 of 114. Before it is 13 Rayquaza δ, and after it is 15 Starmie δ. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on October 31, 2005. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 114 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Fire Dance lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Search your discard pile for a Fire Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Delta Blast is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Fire, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Metal Energy card attached to Salamence. Weakness is Colorless ×2. Resistance is Fire -30 and Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: This Pokémon is both Fire Metal type.

Salamence (#373) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Salamence 10/97 in Dragon (2003). That card is named Salamence, while this one is Salamence δ. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 30 other cards of Salamence list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ryo Ueda. I count 462 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Delta Species set binder is where a full Delta Species set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Salamence can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Delta Species cards. I still need this card.