Steelix 89/168 · Celestial Storm

Steelix is Pokédex #208, generation 2 (Johto). Steelix is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 190 HP. The card says it evolves from Onix. In this catalog that name is Onix (#095).

Steelix sits at 89/168 in Celestial Storm, position 90 of 187. Before it is 88 Sableye, and after it is 90 Scizor-GX. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 3, 2018. The printed size is 168. This checklist is longer, at 187 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Tackle lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Tail Crush is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It chews its way through boulders with its sturdy jaws. Its eyes can see in the darkness underground."

Steelix (#208) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Steelix 15/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 31 other cards of Steelix list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Celestial Storm set binder is where a full Celestial Storm set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Steelix can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.