Combusken 9/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Nintendo Black Star Promos is a set in the NP series. It was released on 1 October 2003. The printed size is 40, and the checklist is the same length. Combusken is 9/40, in position 9 of 40 on this checklist. Before it is 8 Torchic, and after it is 10 Mudkip. The listed rarity is Promo.

Combusken is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Combusken (#256), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Torchic. In this catalog that name is Torchic (#255). The card lists Blaziken, Blaziken (#257) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Combusken (#256) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Combusken 27/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. 14 other cards of Combusken list a different HP.

The attack Flare lists 20 damage. The cost is Fire. Double Kick is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Nintendo Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Nintendo Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Combusken can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.