Dark Dragonair 31/109 · Team Rocket Returns

Dragonair is Pokédex #148, generation 1 (Kanto). Dark Dragonair is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Dratini. In this catalog that name is Dratini (#147). The card lists Dragonite, Dragonite (#149) under evolves to.

Dark Dragonair sits at 31/109 in Team Rocket Returns, position 31 of 111. Before it is 30 Dark Ariados, and after it is 32 Dark Dragonair. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on November 1, 2004. The printed size is 109. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Evolutionary Light is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if Dark Dragonair is your Active Pokémon, you may search your deck for an Evolution card. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Dark Dragonair is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Dragon Rage lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Lightning. Weakness is Colorless ×2. Resistance is Grass -30 and Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1.

Dragonair (#148) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dragonair 18/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Dragonair, while this one is Dark Dragonair. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Emi Miwa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 19 other cards of Dragonair list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Emi Miwa. I count 3 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Team Rocket Returns set binder is where a full Team Rocket Returns set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dragonair can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.