Croagunk 61/99 · 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. Croagunk is 61/99, in position 61 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 60 Cherubi, and after it is 62 Electrike. The listed rarity is Common.

Croagunk is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 15. In the Pokédex this is Croagunk (#453), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Toxicroak, Toxicroak (#454) under evolves to.

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

Croagunk (#453) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Croagunk 78/123 in Mysterious Treasures (2007). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Croagunk list a different HP.

The attack Astonish lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking. Look at that card you chose, then have your opponent shuffle that card into his or her deck. Punch is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It rarely fights fairly, but that is strictly to ensure survival. It is popular as a mascot."

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. Croagunk can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.