Rapidash 47/99 · Arceus

Arceus is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on 4 November 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Rapidash is 47/99, in position 47 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 46 Ponyta, and after it is 48 Shelgon. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Rapidash is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 45. In the Pokédex this is Rapidash (#078), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Ponyta. In this catalog that name is Ponyta (#077).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Rapidash (#078) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Rapidash 44/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Rapidash list a different HP.

The attack Searing Flame lists 10 damage. The cost is Fire. The Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Flare is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water +20. The flavor text reads "When at an all-out gallop, its blazing mane sparkles, enhancing its beautiful appearance."

I keep a set binder for Arceus, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Arceus set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rapidash can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.