Mantine 58/214 · Lost Thunder

Lost Thunder is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. Mantine is 58/214, in position 58 of 240 on this checklist. Before it is 57 Delibird, and after it is 59 Suicune. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Mantine is a Basic Water Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Mantine (#226), generation 2 (Johto).

Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this card. The same name is on 158 other cards in the catalog.

Mantine (#226) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Mantine 64/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 14 other cards of Mantine list a different HP.

Mantine Surf is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon has any Energy attached to it, it has no Retreat Cost. The attack Surf lists 100 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "While elegantly swimming in the sea, it ignores Remoraid that cling to its fins seeking food scraps."

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