Arcanine 1/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Arcanine is 1/111, in position 1 of 120 on this checklist. The next card is 2 Bastiodon GL. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Arcanine is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 53. In the Pokédex this is Arcanine (#059), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Growlithe. In this catalog that name is Growlithe (#058).

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Arcanine (#059) has 41 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Arcanine 23/102 in Base (1999). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 36 other cards of Arcanine list a different HP.

Flare Condition is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Arcanine has any Fire Energy attached to it, Arcanine has no Weakness. The attack Burn Out lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. You may do 30 damage plus 30 more damage. If you do, Arcanine is now Burned. Flames of Rage is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Fire Energy attached to Arcanine. This attack does 60 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Arcanine. Weakness is Water +20. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Rising Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Rising Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arcanine can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.