Slugma 72/97 · Dragon

Dragon is a set in the EX series. It was released on 24 November 2003. The printed size is 97. This checklist is longer, at 100 cards. Slugma is 72/97, in position 72 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 71 Pineco, and after it is 73 Spoink. The listed rarity is Common.

Slugma is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Slugma (#218), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Magcargo, Magcargo (#219) under evolves to.

Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this card. The same name is on 174 other cards in the catalog.

Slugma (#218) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slugma 53/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Slugma list a different HP.

The attack Ram lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Luring Flame is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Defending Pokémon to switch. The new Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Dragon, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragon set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slugma can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.