Vigoroth 52/100 · Sandstorm

Vigoroth is Pokédex #288, generation 3 (Hoenn). Vigoroth is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Slakoth. In this catalog that name is Slakoth (#287). The card lists Slaking, Slaking (#289) under evolves to.

Vigoroth sits at 52/100 in Sandstorm, position 52 of 100. Before it is 51 Quilava, and after it is 53 Volbeat. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 18 September 2003. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Focus Energy lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, base damage of Vigoroth's Slash is attack is 90 instead of 40. Slash is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Vigoroth (#288) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Vigoroth 47/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Vigoroth list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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