Zangoose 66/127 · Platinum

Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Zangoose is 66/127, in position 66 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 65 Wartortle, and after it is 67 Cacnea. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Zangoose is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 29. In the Pokédex this is Zangoose (#335), generation 3 (Hoenn).

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

Zangoose (#335) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zangoose 14/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Zangoose list a different HP.

Thick Skin is listed as Poké-Body. Zangoose can't be affected by any Special Conditions. The attack Invite and Strike lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Switch the Defending Pokémon with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to the new Defending Pokémon. Chop Up is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting +20. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zangoose can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.