Golduck 35/62 · Fossil

Golduck is Pokédex #055, generation 1 (Kanto). Golduck is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 27. The card says it evolves from Psyduck. In this catalog that name is Psyduck (#054).

Golduck sits at 35/62 in Fossil, position 35 of 62. Before it is 34 Golbat, and after it is 36 Golem. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 10 October 1999. The printed size is 62, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Psyshock lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Hyper Beam is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon has any Energy cards attached to it, choose 1 of them and discard it. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Often seen swimming elegantly by lake shores. It is often mistaken for the Japanese monster, Kappa."

Golduck (#055) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dark Golduck 37/82 in Team Rocket (2000). That card is named Dark Golduck, while this one is Golduck. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 16 other cards of Golduck list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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