Koffing 51/102 · Base

Koffing is Pokédex #109, generation 1 (Kanto). Koffing is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 13. The card lists Weezing, Weezing (#110) under evolves to.

Koffing sits at 51/102 in Base, position 51 of 102. Before it is 50 Gastly, and after it is 52 Machop. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 9 January 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Foul Gas lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned; if tails, it is now Confused. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Because it stores several kinds of toxic gases in its body, it is prone to exploding without warning."

Koffing (#109) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Koffing 58/82 in Team Rocket (2000). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Koffing list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Koffing can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.