Masquerain 39/107 · Deoxys

Deoxys is a set in the EX series. It was released on 1 February 2005. The printed size is 107. This checklist is longer, at 108 cards. Masquerain is 39/107, in position 39 of 108 on this checklist. Before it is 38 Manectric, and after it is 40 Metang. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Masquerain is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Masquerain (#284), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Surskit. In this catalog that name is Surskit (#283).

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

Masquerain (#284) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2023. The earliest other card is Masquerain 20/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Masquerain list a different HP.

Intimidating Pattern is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Masquerain is your Active Pokémon, any damage done by an opponent's attack is reduced by 20 (before applying Weakness and Resistance). You can't use more than 1 Intimidating Pattern Poké-Body each turn. The attack Stun Spore lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30.

I keep a set binder for Deoxys, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Deoxys set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Masquerain can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.