Phanpy 62/109 · Ruby & Sapphire

Phanpy is Pokédex #231, generation 2 (Johto). Phanpy is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Donphan, Donphan (#232) under evolves to.

Phanpy sits at 62/109 in Ruby & Sapphire, position 62 of 109. Before it is 61 Numel, and after it is 63 Poochyena. 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 Common.

The attack Stampede lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Trembler is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each Defending Pokémon, and each Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Phanpy (#231) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Phanpy 43/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Phanpy list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 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. Phanpy can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.