Blaine's Ponyta 64/132 · Gym Challenge

Gym Challenge is a set in the Gym series. It was released on 16 October 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Blaine's Ponyta is 64/132, in position 64 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 63 Blaine's Mankey, and after it is 65 Blaine's Rhyhorn. The listed rarity is Common.

Blaine's Ponyta is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 13. In the Pokédex this is Ponyta (#077), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Rapidash, Rapidash (#078) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Ponyta (#077) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ponyta 60/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Ponyta, while this one is Blaine's Ponyta. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 25 other cards of Ponyta list a different HP.

The attack Hind Kick lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If you have any Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, switch Blaine's Ponyta with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Gym Challenge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Challenge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ponyta 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 Blaine and his Pokémon. I still need this card.