Typhlosion 34/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Nintendo Black Star Promos is a set in the NP series. It was released on October 1, 2003. The printed size is 40, and the checklist is the same length. Typhlosion is 34/40, in position 34 of 40 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Zapdos ex, and after it is 35 Pikachu δ. The listed rarity is Promo.

Typhlosion is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Typhlosion (#157), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Quilava. In this catalog that name is Quilava (#156).

Hajime Kusajima illustrated this card. The same name is on 206 other cards in the catalog.

Typhlosion (#157) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Typhlosion 17/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 24 other cards of Typhlosion list a different HP.

Burning Aura is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Typhlosion is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each Active Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) between turns. The attack Flickering Flames lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Rage is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Typhlosion. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Nintendo Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Nintendo Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Typhlosion can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.