Dark Magcargo 38/109 · 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 Magcargo is 38/109, in position 38 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Dark Houndoom, and after it is 39 Dark Magneton. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dark Magcargo is a Stage 1 Fire Darkness Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Magcargo (#219), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Slugma. In this catalog that name is Slugma (#218).

Nakaoka illustrated this card. The same name is on 46 other cards in the catalog.

Magcargo (#219) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Magcargo 33/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). That card is named Magcargo, while this one is Dark Magcargo. Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated that card, and Nakaoka illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 21 other cards of Magcargo list a different HP.

The attack Energy Press lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each basic Energy card attached to all of your Active Pokémon. Linear Attack is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: This Pokémon is both Fire Darkness type.

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. Magcargo can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.