Lt. Surge's Raticate 53/132 · 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. Lt. Surge's Raticate is 53/132, in position 53 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 52 Lt. Surge's Electrode, and after it is 54 Misty's Dewgong. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Lt. Surge's Raticate is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 33. In the Pokédex this is Raticate (#020), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Lt. Surge's Rattata. In this catalog that name is Rattata (#019).

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

Raticate (#020) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Raticate 40/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Raticate, while this one is Lt. Surge's Raticate. Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. 22 other cards of Raticate list a different HP.

The attack Focus Energy lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, Lt. Surge's Raticate's Double-edge attack's damage (base damage and damage to itself) is doubled. Double-edge is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Lt. Surge's Raticate does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -30. Retreat cost is 1.

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. Raticate 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 Lt. Surge and his Pokémon. I still need this card.