Combusken 29/108 · Power Keepers

Power Keepers is a set in the EX series. It was released on February 2, 2007. The printed size is 108, and the checklist is the same length. Combusken is 29/108, in position 29 of 108 on this checklist. Before it is 28 Charmeleon, and after it is 30 Glalie. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Combusken is a Stage 1 Fire 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.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Combusken (#256) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 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. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Combusken list a different HP.

Natural Cure is listed as Poké-Body. When you attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to Combusken, remove all Special Conditions from Combusken. The attack Lunge lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Power Keepers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Power Keepers 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.