Steelix 23/100 · Sandstorm

Steelix is Pokédex #208, generation 2 (Johto). Steelix is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Onix. In this catalog that name is Onix (#095).

Steelix sits at 23/100 in Sandstorm, position 23 of 100. Before it is 22 Shiftry, and after it is 24 Umbreon. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on September 18, 2003. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Rage lists 10+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Steelix. Spinning Tail is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4.

Steelix (#208) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Steelix 15/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Steelix list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Midori Harada. I count 352 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sandstorm set binder is where a full Sandstorm set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Steelix can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.