Slugma 21/196 · Lost Origin

Slugma is Pokédex #218, generation 2 (Johto). Slugma is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Magcargo, Magcargo (#219) under evolves to.

Slugma sits at 21/196 in Lost Origin, position 21 of 217. Before it is 20 Orbeetle, and after it is 22 Magcargo. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 9, 2022. The printed size is 196. This checklist is longer, at 217 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Draw In lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Attach a Fire Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon. Combustion is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its body is made of magma. If it doesn't keep moving, its body will cool and harden." The regulation mark is F.

Slugma (#218) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slugma 53/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Scav illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Slugma list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Scav. I count 31 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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