Omanyte 180/165 · 151

Omanyte is Pokédex #138, generation 1 (Kanto). Omanyte is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Antique Helix Fossil. The card lists Omastar, Omastar (#139) under evolves to.

Omanyte sits at 180/165 in 151, position 180 of 207. Before it is 179 Mr. Mime, and after it is 181 Dragonair. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 165. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Tentacular Return lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Put an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon into their hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon is a member of an ancient, extinct species. Omanyte paddles through water with its 10 tentacles, looking like it's just drifting along." The regulation mark is G.

Omanyte (#138) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Omanyte 52/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Yano Keiji illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 13 other cards of Omanyte list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yano Keiji. I count 8 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Omanyte can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon. I still need this card.