Monferno 56/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Monferno is Pokédex #391, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Monferno is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 18. The card says it evolves from Chimchar. In this catalog that name is Chimchar (#390). The card lists Infernape, Infernape (#392) under evolves to.

Monferno sits at 56/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 56 of 130. Before it is 55 Mantyke, and after it is 57 Nuzleaf. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Flame Dance lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire. Search your discard pile for a Fire Energy card and attach it to Monferno. Fury Swipes is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Water +20. The flavor text reads "To intimidate attackers, it stretches the fire on its tail to make itself appear bigger."

Monferno (#391) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2024. The earliest other card is Monferno 41/100 in Majestic Dawn (2008). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Monferno list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Diamond & Pearl set binder is where a full Diamond & Pearl set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Monferno can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Sinnoh starters. I still need this card.