Phanpy 76/105 · 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. Phanpy is 76/105, in position 76 of 113 on this checklist. Before it is 75 Mareep, and after it is 77 Pineco. The listed rarity is Common.

Phanpy is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 14. In the Pokédex this is Phanpy (#231), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Donphan, Donphan (#232) under evolves to.

Miki Tanaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 192 other cards in the catalog.

Phanpy (#231) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Phanpy 43/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Phanpy list a different HP.

The attack Crushing Step lists 10+ damage. The cost is Fighting. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Lightning -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It hits people with its nose as a sign of affection but doesn't know its own strength and so sometimes knocks people off their feet."

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. Phanpy can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.