Loudred 23/100 · 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. Loudred is 23/100, in position 23 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 22 Kingler δ, and after it is 24 Marshtomp. The listed rarity is Rare.

Loudred is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Loudred (#294), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Whismur. In this catalog that name is Whismur (#293). The card lists Exploud, Exploud (#295) under evolves to.

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Loudred (#294) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2023. The earliest other card is Loudred 39/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 11 other cards of Loudred list a different HP.

The attack Surprise lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking. Look at the card you chose, then have your opponent shuffle that card into his or her deck. Bass Control is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×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. Loudred can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.