Torchic 6/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos
Torchic is Pokédex #255, generation 3 (Hoenn). Torchic is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Combusken, Combusken (#256) under evolves to.
Torchic sits at 6/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos, position 6 of 40. Before it is 5 Mudkip, and after it is 7 Treecko. 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 Peck lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Fireworks is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy card attached to Torchic. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.
Torchic (#255) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Torchic 73/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. 26 other cards of Torchic list a different HP.
The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 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. Torchic can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 6/40
- Series
- NP
- Released
- October 1, 2003
- Rarity
- Promo
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 40
- Type
- Fire
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex
- Torchic (#255)
- Evolves to
- Combusken
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackFireworks
Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy card attached to Torchic.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
What set does Torchic belong to?
Nintendo Black Star Promos, in the NP series. It was released on October 1, 2003. The printed size is 40.
Which number is printed on this card?
6/40. It is entry 6 of 40 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Ken Sugimori. The catalog lists 1,112 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Promo.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Torchic #255, generation 3 (Hoenn).
Which attacks are printed?
Peck (10) and Fireworks (30).