Steelix H23/147 · Aquapolis

Steelix is Pokédex #208, generation 2 (Johto). Steelix is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Onix. In this catalog that name is Onix (#095).

Steelix sits at H23/147 in Aquapolis, position 173 of 182. Before it is H22 Slowking, and after it is H24 Sudowoodo. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on 15 January 2003. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Earth Rift lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Then, flip a coin. If tails, this attack can't be used during your next turn. Iron Smash is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. If both are heads, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage. If both are tails, this attack does nothing. If 1 is heads and 1 is tails, this attack just does 50 damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4.

Steelix (#208) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Steelix 15/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Steelix list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hajime Kusajima. I count 206 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Aquapolis set binder is where a full Aquapolis set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Steelix can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.