Zangoose 21/106 · Emerald

Emerald is a set in the EX series. It was released on May 1, 2005. The printed size is 106. This checklist is longer, at 107 cards. Zangoose is 21/106, in position 21 of 107 on this checklist. Before it is 20 Seviper, and after it is 22 Breloom. The listed rarity is Rare.

Zangoose is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zangoose (#335), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Zangoose (#335) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zangoose 14/100 in Sandstorm (2003). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Zangoose list a different HP.

The attack Extra Claws lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage. Quick Attack is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Emerald, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Emerald set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zangoose can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.