AttackFireworks
Flip a coin. If tails, discard 1 Energy card attached to Cyndaquil.
Cyndaquil 57/111 · Neo Genesis
Neo Genesis is a set in the Neo series. It was released on December 16, 2000. The printed size is 111, and the checklist is the same length. Cyndaquil is 57/111, in position 57 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 56 Cyndaquil, and after it is 58 Girafarig. The listed rarity is Common.
Cyndaquil is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 21. In the Pokédex this is Cyndaquil (#155), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Quilava, Quilava (#156) under evolves to.
Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.
Cyndaquil (#155) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Cyndaquil 56/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Cyndaquil list a different HP.
The attack Fireworks lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. Flip a coin. If tails, discard 1 Energy card attached to Cyndaquil. Quick Attack is another attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is timid and always curls itself up in a ball. If attacked, it flares up its back for protection."
I keep a set binder for Neo Genesis, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Neo Genesis set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Cyndaquil can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Johto starters. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 57/111
- Set
- Neo Genesis
- Series
- Neo
- Released
- December 16, 2000
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Fire
- Illustrator
- Shin-ichi Yoshida
- Pokédex
- Cyndaquil (#155)
- Level
- 21
- Evolves to
- Quilava
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackQuick Attack
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage.
Flavor text
It is timid and always curls itself up in a ball. If attacked, it flares up its back for protection.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Cyndaquil from?
Neo Genesis, in the Neo series. It was released on December 16, 2000. The printed size is 111.
What is the collector number?
57/111. It is entry 57 of 111 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Shin-ichi Yoshida. The catalog lists 50 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Cyndaquil #155, generation 2 (Johto).
Which attacks are printed?
Fireworks (20) and Quick Attack (10+).