Arcanine 22/149 · Sun & Moon

Sun & Moon is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. Arcanine is 22/149, in position 22 of 173 on this checklist. Before it is 21 Growlithe, and after it is 23 Torkoal. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Arcanine is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Arcanine (#059), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Growlithe. In this catalog that name is Growlithe (#058).

kodama illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Arcanine (#059) has 41 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Arcanine 23/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 32 other cards of Arcanine list a different HP.

The attack Searing Flame lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned. Firestorm is another attack lists 190 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 3 Fire Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Overflowing with beauty and majesty, this strong Pokémon appears in ancient Eastern folklore."

I keep a set binder for Sun & Moon, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sun & Moon set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arcanine can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.