Dark Haunter 36/105 · Neo Destiny

Neo Destiny is a set in the Neo series. It was released on February 28, 2002. The printed size is 105. This checklist is longer, at 113 cards. Dark Haunter is 36/105, in position 36 of 113 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Dark Forretress, and after it is 37 Dark Omanyte. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dark Haunter is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 18. In the Pokédex this is Haunter (#093), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Gastly. In this catalog that name is Gastly (#092). The card lists Gengar, Gengar (#094) under evolves to.

Aya Kusube illustrated this card. The same name is on 127 other cards in the catalog.

Haunter (#093) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Haunter 29/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Haunter, while this one is Dark Haunter. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Aya Kusube illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Haunter list a different HP.

The attack Call Back lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Put a Baby Pokémon or Basic Pokémon card from your opponent's discard pile onto his or her Bench. Put 1 damage counter on that Pokémon. (You can't use this attack if your Bench is full.) Surround is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. If tails, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Resistance is Fighting -30. The flavor text reads "It silently hunts its prey in dark rooms."

I keep a set binder for Neo Destiny, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Neo Destiny set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Haunter can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line and Team Rocket cards. I still need this card.