Arcanine 15/100 · Sandstorm

Sandstorm is a set in the EX series. It was released on September 18, 2003. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Arcanine is 15/100, in position 15 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 14 Zangoose, and after it is 16 Espeon. The listed rarity is Rare.

Arcanine is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Arcanine (#059), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Growlithe. In this catalog that name is Growlithe (#058).

Hajime Kusajima illustrated this card. The same name is on 206 other cards in the catalog.

Arcanine (#059) has 41 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Arcanine 23/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 38 other cards of Arcanine list a different HP.

Fire Veil is listed as Poké-Body. If Arcanine is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Arcanine is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Burned. The attack Burn Up lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, discard all Fire Energy cards attached to Arcanine. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Sandstorm, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sandstorm set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arcanine can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.