Dark Golduck 35/109 · Team Rocket Returns

Golduck is Pokédex #055, generation 1 (Kanto). Dark Golduck is a Stage 1 Water Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Psyduck. In this catalog that name is Psyduck (#054).

Dark Golduck sits at 35/109 in Team Rocket Returns, position 35 of 111. Before it is 34 Dark Golbat, and after it is 36 Dark Gyarados. 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.

The attack Darkness Shield lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to each of your Active Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Cold Crush is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard an Energy card attached to Dark Golduck. If you do, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: This Pokémon is both Water Darkness type.

Golduck (#055) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Golduck 35/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Golduck, while this one is Dark Golduck. Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Nakaoka illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Golduck list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nakaoka. I count 46 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. Golduck 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.