Heracross δ 3/101 · Dragon Frontiers

Heracross is Pokédex #214, generation 2 (Johto). Heracross δ is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP.

Heracross δ sits at 3/101 in Dragon Frontiers, position 3 of 101. Before it is 2 Feraligatr δ, and after it is 4 Meganium δ. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on November 1, 2006. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Shining Horn is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Heracross is the only Pokémon you have in play, your opponent's Basic Pokémon can't attack. The attack Dig Deep lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your discard pile for an Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Extra Claws is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Heracross (#214) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Heracross 6/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card is named Heracross, while this one is Heracross δ. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 24 other cards of Heracross list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Dragon Frontiers set binder is where a full Dragon Frontiers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Heracross can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards and Delta Species cards. I still need this card.