Shelgon δ 53/113 · 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. Shelgon δ is 53/113, in position 53 of 114 on this checklist. Before it is 52 Rapidash, and after it is 54 Shelgon δ. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Shelgon δ is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shelgon (#372), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Bagon. In this catalog that name is Bagon (#371). The card lists Salamence, Salamence (#373) under evolves to.

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Shelgon (#372) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Shelgon 20/97 in Dragon (2003). That card is named Shelgon, while this one is Shelgon δ. Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Shelgon list a different HP.

The attack Tight Jaw lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Combustion is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Colorless ×2. Resistance is Fire -30 and Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2.

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. Shelgon 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.