Slugma 77/109 · Team Rocket Returns

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

Slugma sits at 77/109 in Team Rocket Returns, position 77 of 111. Before it is 76 Slowpoke, and after it is 78 Spinarak. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 1 November 2004. The printed size is 109. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Singe lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Heat Tackle is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Slugma does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

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 Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Slugma list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Team Rocket Returns set binder is where a full Team Rocket Returns set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slugma can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.