Dark Dragonair 32/109 · Team Rocket Returns

Team Rocket Returns is a set in the EX series. It was released on November 1, 2004. The printed size is 109. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Dark Dragonair is 32/109, in position 32 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Dark Dragonair, and after it is 33 Dark Flaaffy. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dark Dragonair is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dragonair (#148), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Dratini. In this catalog that name is Dratini (#147). The card lists Dragonite, Dragonite (#149) under evolves to.

Tomoaki Imakuni illustrated this card. The same name is on 13 other cards in the catalog.

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. Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Tomoaki Imakuni illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 22 other cards of Dragonair list a different HP.

The attack Double Tackle lists no damage number. The cost is Water, Colorless. Does 20 damage to each Defending Pokémon. Crushing Blow is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Colorless ×2. Resistance is Grass -30 and Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1.

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