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Salamence 8/99 · Arceus

Salamence, Arceus #8

Salamence is Pokédex #373, generation 3 (Hoenn). Salamence is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 140 HP. The card lists level 68. The card says it evolves from Shelgon. In this catalog that name is Shelgon (#372).

Salamence sits at 8/99 in Arceus, position 8 of 111. Before it is 7 Probopass, and after it is 9 Swalot. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Top Accelerator is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may reveal the top card of your deck. If that card is a basic Energy card, attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If that card isn't a basic Energy card, discard it. This power can't be used if Salamence is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Shoot Through lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Water, Colorless. Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Dragon Claw is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Colorless +30. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2.

Salamence (#373) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Salamence 10/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Salamence list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shin Nagasawa. I count 303 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Arceus set binder is where a full Arceus set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Salamence can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.

Card facts

Number
8/99
Set
Arceus
Series
Platinum
Released
November 4, 2009
Rarity
Rare Holo
Supertype
Pokémon
Subtypes
Stage 2
HP
140
Type
Colorless
Illustrator
Shin Nagasawa
Pokédex
Salamence (#373)
Level
68
Evolves from
Shelgon
Weakness
Colorless +30
Resistance
Fighting -20
Retreat
2

Attacks and card text

AbilityTop Accelerator

Poké-Power

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may reveal the top card of your deck. If that card is a basic Energy card, attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. If that card isn't a basic Energy card, discard it. This power can't be used if Salamence is affected by a Special Condition.

AttackShoot Through

Damage 50 · Cost Fire, Water, Colorless

Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

AttackDragon Claw

Damage 70 · Cost Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless

Binders this card belongs in

Other printings in the list

Next to it in the set

Questions about this card

What set does Salamence belong to?

Arceus, in the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99.

Which number is printed on this card?

8/99. It is entry 8 of 111 in this checklist.

Who illustrated it?

Shin Nagasawa. The catalog lists 303 other cards with that illustrator.

What rarity is listed?

Rare Holo.

What Pokédex number does the card use?

Salamence #373, generation 3 (Hoenn).

Which attacks are printed?

Shoot Through (50) and Dragon Claw (70).