Arcanine 18/108 · Evolutions

Evolutions is a set in the XY series. It was released on November 2, 2016. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 113 cards. Arcanine is 18/108, in position 18 of 113 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Growlithe, and after it is 19 Ponyta. The listed rarity is Rare.

Arcanine is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. The card lists level 45. In the Pokédex this is Arcanine (#059), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Growlithe. In this catalog that name is Growlithe (#058).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Arcanine (#059) has 41 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Arcanine 23/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 32 other cards of Arcanine list a different HP.

Burning Road is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon was on the Bench and became your Active Pokémon this turn, you may move any number of Fire Energy attached to your Pokémon to this Pokémon. The attack Scorching Breath lists 150 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire, Colorless. This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon that is described in Chinese legends. It is said to race at an unbelievable speed."

I keep a set binder for Evolutions, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolutions set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arcanine can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.