Dugtrio 5/100 · 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. Dugtrio is 5/100, in position 5 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 4 Charizard δ, and after it is 6 Ludicolo δ. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Dugtrio is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dugtrio (#051), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Diglett. In this catalog that name is Diglett (#050).

Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.

Dugtrio (#051) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dugtrio 19/102 in Base (1999). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 25 other cards of Dugtrio list a different HP.

Sand Veil is listed as Poké-Body. Prevent all damage done to your Benched Pokémon by your opponent's attacks. The attack Dig Under lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance. Double-edge is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Dugtrio does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Grass ×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. Dugtrio can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.