Gastly 36/99 · 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. Gastly is 36/99, in position 36 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Charmeleon, and after it is 37 Graveler. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Gastly is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 16. In the Pokédex this is Gastly (#092), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Haunter, Haunter (#093) under evolves to.

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Gastly (#092) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 31 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gastly 50/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Gastly list a different HP.

The attack Lick lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Night Shade is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Darkness +10. Resistance is Colorless -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Born from gases, anyone would faint if engulfed by its gaseous body, which contains poison."

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. Gastly 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.