Dustox 8/108 · Roaring Skies

Roaring Skies is a set in the XY series. It was released on May 6, 2015. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 112 cards. Dustox is 8/108, in position 8 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 7 Dustox, and after it is 9 Nincada. The listed rarity is Rare.

Dustox is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dustox (#269), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Cascoon. In this catalog that name is Cascoon (#268).

match illustrated this card. The same name is on 143 other cards in the catalog.

Dustox (#269) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dustox 6/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Dustox list a different HP.

The attack Flap lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Wind Shard is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. Δ Plus is the ancient trait on this card. If your opponent's Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack of this Pokémon, take 1 more Prize card. The flavor text reads "It violently flutters its wings to scatter toxic dust when attacked. It becomes active after sunset."

I keep a set binder for Roaring Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Roaring Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dustox can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.