Donphan 21/111 · Neo Genesis

Donphan is Pokédex #232, generation 2 (Johto). Donphan is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 34. The card says it evolves from Phanpy. In this catalog that name is Phanpy (#231).

Donphan sits at 21/111 in Neo Genesis, position 21 of 111. Before it is 20 Cleffa, and after it is 22 Elekid. The set belongs to the Neo series. It was released on December 16, 2000. The printed size is 111, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Flail lists 10× damage. The cost is Fighting. Does 10 damage times the number of damage counters on Donphan. Rapid Spin is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Fighting. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with his or her Active Pokémon, then, if you have any Benched Pokémon, you switch 1 of them with your Active Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Lightning -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It has sharp, hard tusks and a rugged hide. Its tackle is strong enough to knock down a house."

Donphan (#232) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2002 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dark Donphan 3/105 in Neo Destiny (2002). That card is named Dark Donphan, while this one is Donphan. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Donphan list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Neo Genesis set binder is where a full Neo Genesis set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Donphan can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.