Torchic 89/106 · 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. Torchic is 89/106, in position 89 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 88 Togepi, and after it is 90 Treecko. The listed rarity is Common.

Torchic is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 7. In the Pokédex this is Torchic (#255), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Combusken, Combusken (#256) under evolves to.

Hiroki Fuchino illustrated this card. The same name is on 12 other cards in the catalog.

Torchic (#255) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Torchic 73/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hiroki Fuchino illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Torchic list a different HP.

The attack Peck lists 10 damage. Singe is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. The Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Weakness is Water +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A fire burns inside, so it feels very warm to hug. It launches fireballs of 1,800 degrees F."

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. Torchic can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.