Monferno 56/127 · Platinum

Monferno is Pokédex #391, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Monferno is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 27. The card says it evolves from Chimchar. In this catalog that name is Chimchar (#390). The card lists Infernape, Infernape (#392) under evolves to.

Monferno sits at 56/127 in Platinum, position 56 of 133. Before it is 55 Mismagius, and after it is 57 Muk. 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 Uncommon.

The attack Fire Tail Slap lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire. Flip a coin. If tails, discard a Fire Energy attached to Monferno. Paralyzing Gaze is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Water +20. The flavor text reads "It skillfully control the intensity of the fire on its tail to keep its foes at an ideal distance."

Monferno (#391) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Monferno 56/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Monferno list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 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. Monferno can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.