Mantine 45/123 · 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. Mantine is 45/123, in position 45 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 44 Igglybuff, and after it is 46 Metapod. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Mantine is a Basic Water Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Mantine (#226), generation 2 (Johto).

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Mantine (#226) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Mantine 64/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Mantine list a different HP.

The attack Group Swim lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Search your deck for a Water Pokémon, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Aqua Slash is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Mantine can't attack during your next turn. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "As it majestically swims, it doesn't care if Remoraid attach to it for scavenging its leftovers."

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. Mantine can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.