Marshtomp 11/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Marshtomp is Pokédex #259, generation 3 (Hoenn). Marshtomp is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Mudkip. In this catalog that name is Mudkip (#258). The card lists Swampert, Swampert (#260) under evolves to.

Marshtomp sits at 11/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos, position 11 of 40. Before it is 10 Mudkip, and after it is 12 Pikachu. The set belongs to the NP series. It was released on October 1, 2003. The printed size is 40, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Bubble lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Slash is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Marshtomp (#259) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2021. The earliest other card is Marshtomp 40/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. 7 other cards of Marshtomp list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Nintendo Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Nintendo Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Marshtomp can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.