Dragonair δ 42/113 · Delta Species

Delta Species is a set in the EX series. It was released on 31 October 2005. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 114 cards. Dragonair δ is 42/113, in position 42 of 114 on this checklist. Before it is 41 Dragonair δ, and after it is 43 Golbat. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dragonair δ is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dragonair (#148), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Dratini. In this catalog that name is Dratini (#147). The card lists Dragonite, Dragonite (#149) under evolves to.

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Dragonair (#148) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dragonair 18/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Dragonair, while this one is Dragonair δ. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. 19 other cards of Dragonair list a different HP.

The attack Twister lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. If both are tails, this attack does nothing. For each heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Colorless ×2. Resistance is Grass -30 and Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Delta Species, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Delta Species set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dragonair can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards, Delta Species cards, and Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite. I still need this card.