Ponyta SH11/99 · 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. Ponyta is SH11/99, in position 110 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is SH10 Bagon, and after it is SH12 Shinx. The listed rarity is Rare.

Ponyta is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 17. In the Pokédex this is Ponyta (#077), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Rapidash, Rapidash (#078) under evolves to.

Kanako Eo illustrated this card. The same name is on 99 other cards in the catalog.

Ponyta (#077) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ponyta 60/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Ponyta list a different HP.

Star Barrier is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Ponyta has any Energy attached to it, Ponyta has no Weakness. The attack Blue Fire lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Discard all Fire Energy attached to Ponyta. Weakness is Water +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "As a newborn, it can barely stand. However, through galloping, its legs are made tougher and faster."

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. Ponyta can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.