Mightyena δ 24/113 · Delta Species

Delta Species is a set in the EX series. It was released on October 31, 2005. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 114 cards. Mightyena δ is 24/113, in position 24 of 114 on this checklist. Before it is 23 Hypno, and after it is 25 Porygon2. The listed rarity is Rare.

Mightyena δ is a Stage 1 Darkness Metal Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Mightyena (#262), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Poochyena. In this catalog that name is Poochyena (#261).

Hajime Kusajima illustrated this card. The same name is on 206 other cards in the catalog.

Mightyena (#262) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Mightyena 10/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Mightyena, while this one is Mightyena δ. Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Mightyena list a different HP.

The attack Delta Fang lists 20 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, that Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn. Gang Up is another attack lists 10× damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Does 10 damage times the number of Darkness Pokémon and Metal Pokémon you have in play. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -30. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: This Pokémon is both Darkness Metal type.

I keep a set binder for Delta Species, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Delta Species set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Mightyena 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.