Kricketune 24/102 · HS—Triumphant

HS—Triumphant is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on November 3, 2010. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Kricketune is 24/102, in position 24 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 23 Grumpig, and after it is 25 Lunatone. The listed rarity is Rare.

Kricketune is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kricketune (#402), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Kricketot. In this catalog that name is Kricketot (#401).

Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.

Kricketune (#402) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Kricketune 27/123 in Mysterious Treasures (2007). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 9 other cards of Kricketune list a different HP.

The attack Entrancing Melody lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Fury Cutter is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. If 1 of them is heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage. If 2 of them are heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 40 more damage. If all of them are heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 100 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "By allowing its cry to resonate in the hollow of its belly, it produces a captivating sound."

I keep a set binder for HS—Triumphant, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Triumphant set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kricketune can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Tomokazu Komiya cards. I still need this card.