Kingler 14/119 · Phantom Forces

Kingler is Pokédex #099, generation 1 (Kanto). Kingler is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Krabby. In this catalog that name is Krabby (#098).

Kingler sits at 14/119 in Phantom Forces, position 14 of 124. Before it is 13 Krabby, and after it is 15 Totodile. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 5, 2014. The printed size is 119. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Guard Claw lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Crabhammer is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water, Water. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "The large and hard pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, being so big, it is unwieldy to move."

Kingler (#099) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Kingler 38/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Kingler list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads match. I count 143 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Phantom Forces set binder is where a full Phantom Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kingler can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.