Diglett 72/127 · Platinum

Diglett is Pokédex #050, generation 1 (Kanto). Diglett is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 13. The card lists Dugtrio, Dugtrio (#051) under evolves to.

Diglett sits at 72/127 in Platinum, position 72 of 133. Before it is 71 Combee, and after it is 73 Dunsparce. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on 11 February 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Dig Under lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting. Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance. Trip Over is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Water +10. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon that lives underground. Because of its dark habitat, it is repelled by bright sunlight."

Diglett (#050) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Diglett 47/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Diglett list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Midori Harada. I count 352 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Platinum set binder is where a full Platinum set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Diglett can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.