Makuhita 78/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 February 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Makuhita is 78/106, in position 78 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 77 Luvdisc, and after it is 79 Mankey. The listed rarity is Common.

Makuhita is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 15. In the Pokédex this is Makuhita (#296), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Hariyama, Hariyama (#297) under evolves to.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Makuhita (#296) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Makuhita 56/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 16 other cards of Makuhita list a different HP.

The attack Punch lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Arm Thrust is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Psychic +10. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It toughens its body by slamming into thick trees. Many snapped trees can be found near its nest."

I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Makuhita can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Atsuko Nishida cards, early series. I still need this card.