Combusken 16/100 · Crystal Guardians

Crystal Guardians is a set in the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2006. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Combusken is 16/100, in position 16 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 15 Cacturne δ, and after it is 17 Dusclops. The listed rarity is Rare.

Combusken is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Combusken (#256), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Torchic. In this catalog that name is Torchic (#255). The card lists Blaziken, Blaziken (#257) under evolves to.

Suwama Chiaki illustrated this card. The same name is on 102 other cards in the catalog.

Combusken (#256) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Combusken 27/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Suwama Chiaki illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Combusken list a different HP.

The attack Focus Energy lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting. During your next turn, Combusken's High Jump Kick attack's base damage is 70. High Jump Kick is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Crystal Guardians, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Crystal Guardians set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Combusken can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.