Girafarig 82/119 · Phantom Forces

Phantom Forces is a set in the XY series. It was released on November 5, 2014. The printed size is 119. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Girafarig is 82/119, in position 84 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 81 Blissey, and after it is 83 Whismur. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Girafarig is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Girafarig (#203), generation 2 (Johto).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Girafarig (#203) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Girafarig 58/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Girafarig list a different HP.

The attack Tackle lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Psybite is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Psychic Energy attached to it, this attack does 30 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "While it sleeps, the head of its tail keeps watch. The tail doesn't need to sleep."

I keep a set binder for Phantom Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Phantom Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Girafarig can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.