Combusken 35/106 · Great Encounters

Combusken is Pokédex #256, generation 3 (Hoenn). Combusken is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 24. The card says it evolves from Torchic. In this catalog that name is Torchic (#255). The card lists Blaziken, Blaziken (#257) under evolves to.

Combusken sits at 35/106 in Great Encounters, position 35 of 106. Before it is 34 Cacturne, and after it is 36 Delibird. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 February 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Bulk Up lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire. During your next turn, each of Combusken's attacks does 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Double Kick is another attack lists 50× damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Water +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its kicking mastery lets it loose 10 kicks per second. It emits sharp cries to intimidate foes."

Combusken (#256) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Combusken 27/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Combusken list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoyo Kimura. I count 256 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Great Encounters set binder is where a full Great Encounters set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Combusken can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.