Dustox 25/127 · Platinum

Dustox is Pokédex #269, generation 3 (Hoenn). Dustox is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 130 HP. The card lists level 42. The card says it evolves from Cascoon. In this catalog that name is Cascoon (#268).

Dustox sits at 25/127 in Platinum, position 25 of 133. Before it is 24 Dugtrio, and after it is 26 Empoleon. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

Camouflage Pattern is listed as Poké-Body. Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Dustox by your opponent's Pokémon that is affected by 2 or more Special Conditions. The attack Smogscreen lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Chemical Scale is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon has any Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Confused. Weakness is Fire +30.

Dustox (#269) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dustox 6/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Dustox list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yukiko Baba. I count 151 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Platinum set binder is where a full Platinum set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dustox can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.