Gengar 16/99 · Arceus

Arceus is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Gengar is 16/99, in position 16 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 15 Cherrim, and after it is 17 Gengar. The listed rarity is Rare.

Gengar is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 110 HP. The card lists level 44. In the Pokédex this is Gengar (#094), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Haunter. In this catalog that name is Haunter (#093).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Gengar (#094) has 52 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gengar 5/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 48 other cards of Gengar list a different HP.

Curse is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon to another of your opponent's Pokémon. This power can't be used if Gengar is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Shadow Skip lists 60 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) You may switch Gengar with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness +30. Resistance is Colorless -20. The flavor text reads "The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people."

I keep a set binder for Arceus, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Arceus set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gengar can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line. I still need this card.