Marshtomp 11/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Marshtomp is Pokédex #259, generation 3 (Hoenn). Marshtomp is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Mudkip. In this catalog that name is Mudkip (#258). The card lists Swampert, Swampert (#260) under evolves to.

Marshtomp sits at 11/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos, position 11 of 40. Before it is 10 Mudkip, and after it is 12 Pikachu. The set belongs to the NP series. It was released on 1 October 2003. The printed size is 40, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Bubble lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Slash is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Marshtomp (#259) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2021. The earliest other card is Marshtomp 40/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. 7 other cards of Marshtomp list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Nintendo Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Nintendo Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Marshtomp 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.