Lt. Surge's Spearow 52/132 · Gym Heroes
Gym Heroes is a set in the Gym series. It was released on 14 August 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Lt. Surge's Spearow is 52/132, in position 52 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 51 Lt. Surge's Raticate, and after it is 53 Misty's Poliwhirl. The listed rarity is Uncommon.
Lt. Surge's Spearow is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists level 8. In the Pokédex this is Spearow (#021), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Fearow, Fearow (#022) under evolves to.
Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.
Spearow (#021) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Spearow 62/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Spearow, while this one is Lt. Surge's Spearow. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 30 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Spearow list a different HP.
The attack Drill Peck lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30.
I keep a set binder for Gym Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Heroes set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Spearow can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Lt. Surge and his Pokémon. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 52/132
- Set
- Gym Heroes
- Series
- Gym
- Released
- 14 August 2000
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 30
- Type
- Colorless
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex
- Spearow (#021)
- Level
- 8
- Evolves to
- Fearow
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
Attacks and card text
Binders this card belongs in
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Questions about this card
Which set is Lt. Surge's Spearow from?
Gym Heroes, in the Gym series. It was released on 14 August 2000. The printed size is 132.
What is the collector number?
52/132. It is entry 52 of 132 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Ken Sugimori. The catalog lists 1,112 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Uncommon.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Spearow #021, generation 1 (Kanto).
Which attacks are printed?
Drill Peck (20).