Heracross 43/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver

HeartGold & SoulSilver is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Heracross is 43/123, in position 43 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 42 Flaaffy, and after it is 44 Igglybuff. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Heracross is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Heracross (#214), generation 2 (Johto).

Sachiko Adachi illustrated this card. The same name is on 41 other cards in the catalog.

Heracross (#214) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Heracross 6/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sachiko Adachi illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Heracross list a different HP.

The attack Green Draw lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Draw a card for each of your Grass Pokémon in play. Double Headbutt is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This powerful Pokémon thrusts its prized horn under its enemies' bellies, then lifts and throws them."

I keep a set binder for HeartGold & SoulSilver, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Heracross can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.