Donphan 73/168 · Celestial Storm

Celestial Storm is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 3, 2018. The printed size is 168. This checklist is longer, at 187 cards. Donphan is 73/168, in position 74 of 187 on this checklist. Before it is 72 Phanpy, and after it is 74 Larvitar. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Donphan is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Donphan (#232), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Phanpy. In this catalog that name is Phanpy (#231).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Donphan (#232) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Donphan 21/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. 18 other cards of Donphan list a different HP.

The attack Flail lists 10× damage. The cost is Fighting. This attack does 10 damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Rapid Spin is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, your opponent switches their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "The longer and bigger its tusks, the higher its rank in its herd. The tusks take long to grow."

I keep a set binder for Celestial Storm, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Celestial Storm set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Donphan can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.