Magby 23/111 · Neo Genesis

Magby is Pokédex #240, generation 2 (Johto). Magby is a Baby Fire Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists level 5. The card lists Magmar, Magmar (#126) under evolves to.

Magby sits at 23/111 in Neo Genesis, position 23 of 111. Before it is 22 Elekid, and after it is 24 Murkrow. 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 Sputter lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. All Pokémon Powers stop working until the end of your next turn. The card text says: If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. The flavor text reads "Each and every time it inhales and exhales, hot embers dribble out of its mouth and nostrils."

Magby (#240) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2002 to 2023. The earliest other card is Magby 17/165 in Expedition Base Set (2002). Both list 30 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Magby 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. Magby can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.