Kabutops δ 9/110 · Holon Phantoms

Kabutops is Pokédex #141, generation 1 (Kanto). Kabutops δ is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Kabuto. In this catalog that name is Kabuto (#140).

Kabutops δ sits at 9/110 in Holon Phantoms, position 9 of 111. Before it is 8 Gyarados δ, and after it is 10 Kingdra δ. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on May 1, 2006. The printed size is 110. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Vital Drain lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out by this attack, remove all Special Conditions and 7 damage counters from Kabutops (all if there are less than 7). Thunderous Blow is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Lightning Energy attached to Kabutops. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Kabutops (#141) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Kabutops 9/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Kabutops, while this one is Kabutops δ. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Kabutops list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Holon Phantoms set binder is where a full Holon Phantoms set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kabutops can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Delta Species cards. I still need this card.