Trapinch 82/100 · 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. Trapinch is 82/100, in position 82 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 81 Spearow, and after it is 83 Wailmer. The listed rarity is Common.

Trapinch is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 40 HP. In the Pokédex this is Trapinch (#328), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Vibrava, Vibrava (#329) under evolves to.

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Trapinch (#328) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Trapinch 78/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Yuka Morii illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Trapinch list a different HP.

The attack Sand Pit lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn. Irongrip is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×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. Trapinch can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.