Ethan's Slugma 23/217 · Ascended Heroes
Slugma is Pokédex #218, generation 2 (Johto). Ethan's Slugma is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 80 HP.
Ethan's Slugma sits at 23/217 in Ascended Heroes, position 23 of 295. Before it is 22 Mega Charizard Y ex, and after it is 24 Ethan's Magcargo. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217. This checklist is longer, at 295 cards. The listed rarity is Common.
The attack Steady Firebreathing lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its lava body can cool and chip away at times, but a magma bath will heal it right up." The regulation mark is I.
Slugma (#218) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Slugma 53/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). That card is named Slugma, while this one is Ethan's Slugma. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Slugma list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.
Ascended Heroes set binder is where a full Ascended Heroes set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slugma can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 23/217
- Series
- Mega Evolution
- Released
- January 30, 2026
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 80
- Type
- Fire
- Illustrator
- Sanosuke Sakuma
- Pokédex
- Slugma (#218)
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat
- 2
- Regulation mark
- I
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
Its lava body can cool and chip away at times, but a magma bath will heal it right up.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
What set does Ethan's Slugma belong to?
Ascended Heroes, in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on January 30, 2026. The printed size is 217.
Which number is printed on this card?
23/217. It is entry 23 of 295 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Sanosuke Sakuma. The catalog lists 158 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Slugma #218, generation 2 (Johto).
What regulation mark is printed?
I.
Which attacks are printed?
Steady Firebreathing (20).