Croagunk 7/17 · POP Series 9

POP Series 9 is a set in the POP series. It was released on March 1, 2009. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. Croagunk is 7/17, in position 7 of 17 on this checklist. Before it is 6 Buizel, and after it is 8 Gabite. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Croagunk is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 19. In the Pokédex this is Croagunk (#453), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Toxicroak, Toxicroak (#454) under evolves to.

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 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. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 8 other cards of Croagunk list a different HP.

The attack Knock Off lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking and discard it. Nimble is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic. If you have Turtwig in play, remove from Croagunk the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Psychic +10. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Inflating its poison sacs, it makes an eerie blubbering sound for intimidation."

I keep a set binder for POP Series 9, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the POP Series 9 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.