Haunter 41/99 · 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. Haunter is 41/99, in position 41 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Gulpin, and after it is 42 Haunter. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Haunter is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 31. In the Pokédex this is Haunter (#093), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Gastly. In this catalog that name is Gastly (#092). The card lists Gengar, Gengar (#094) under evolves to.

Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.

Haunter (#093) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Haunter 29/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Haunter list a different HP.

Hidden Poison is listed as Poké-Body. If Haunter is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Haunter is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned. The attack Tongue Spring lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Darkness +20. Resistance is Colorless -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It likes to lurk in the dark and tap shoulders with a gaseous hand. Its touch causes endless shuddering."

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. Haunter 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.