Combusken 31/100 · Crystal Guardians

Combusken is Pokédex #256, generation 3 (Hoenn). Combusken is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Torchic. In this catalog that name is Torchic (#255). The card lists Blaziken, Blaziken (#257) under evolves to.

Combusken sits at 31/100 in Crystal Guardians, position 31 of 100. Before it is 30 Charmeleon δ, and after it is 32 Grovyle. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 1 August 2006. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Searing Flame lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Firebreathing is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Combusken (#256) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Combusken 27/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Sachiko Adachi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Combusken list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sachiko Adachi. I count 41 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crystal Guardians set binder is where a full Crystal Guardians set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Combusken can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.