Marshtomp 40/109 · Ruby & Sapphire

Marshtomp is Pokédex #259, generation 3 (Hoenn). Marshtomp is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Mudkip. In this catalog that name is Mudkip (#258). The card lists Swampert, Swampert (#260) under evolves to.

Marshtomp sits at 40/109 in Ruby & Sapphire, position 40 of 109. Before it is 39 Manectric, and after it is 41 Marshtomp. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 1 July 2003. The printed size is 109, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Bubble lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Slash is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Marshtomp (#259) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2021. The earliest other card is Marshtomp 41/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Marshtomp list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ruby & Sapphire set binder is where a full Ruby & Sapphire set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Marshtomp can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.