Blaine's Rapidash 33/132 · Gym Challenge

Gym Challenge is a set in the Gym series. It was released on October 16, 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Blaine's Rapidash is 33/132, in position 33 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 32 Blaine's Dodrio, and after it is 34 Brock's Graveler. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Blaine's Rapidash is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 31. In the Pokédex this is Rapidash (#078), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Blaine's Ponyta. In this catalog that name is Ponyta (#077).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Rapidash (#078) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Rapidash 44/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Rapidash, while this one is Blaine's Rapidash. Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Rapidash list a different HP.

The attack Fire Mane lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. Stamp is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage (to the Defending Pokémon) and 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If tails, this attack does 30 damage (to the Defending Pokémon). Weakness is Water ×2.

I keep a set binder for Gym Challenge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Challenge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rapidash can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Blaine and his Pokémon. I still need this card.