Omastar 43/75 · Neo Discovery

Neo Discovery is a set in the Neo series. It was released on June 1, 2001. The printed size is 75, and the checklist is the same length. Omastar is 43/75, in position 43 of 75 on this checklist. Before it is 42 Metapod, and after it is 44 Poliwhirl. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Omastar is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 39. In the Pokédex this is Omastar (#139), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Omanyte. In this catalog that name is Omanyte (#138).

Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Omastar (#139) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Omastar 40/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 16 other cards of Omastar list a different HP.

The attack Squeeze lists 10+ damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, this attack does 10 damage. Spike Barrage is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water. Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Water Energy attached to Omastar. This attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Apparently, it cracked Shellder's shell with its sharp fangs and sucked out the insides."

I keep a set binder for Neo Discovery, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Neo Discovery set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Omastar can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.