Gastly 55/91 · Paldean Fates

Gastly is Pokédex #092, generation 1 (Kanto). Gastly is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Haunter, Haunter (#093) under evolves to.

Gastly sits at 55/91 in Paldean Fates, position 55 of 245. Before it is 54 Charizard ex, and after it is 56 Haunter. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Allure lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw a card. Will-O-Wisp is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It wraps its opponent in its gas-like body, slowly weakening its prey by poisoning it through the skin." The regulation mark is G.

Gastly (#092) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gastly 50/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Nobuhiro Imagawa illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Gastly list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nobuhiro Imagawa. I count 9 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gastly can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line and Halloween: Ghost Pokémon. I still need this card.