Beldum 22/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Beldum is Pokédex #374, generation 3 (Hoenn). Beldum is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Metang, Metang (#375) under evolves to.

Beldum sits at 22/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos, position 22 of 40. Before it is 21 Jirachi, and after it is 23 Metang. 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.

Magnetic Call is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for a Metal Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Beldum is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Metal Charge lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Put 1 damage counter on Beldum. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2.

Beldum (#374) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2026. The earliest other card is Beldum 28/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). Both list 50 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Beldum 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. Beldum 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.