Entei 15/98 · Ancient Origins

Entei is Pokédex #244, generation 2 (Johto). Entei is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 130 HP.

Entei sits at 15/98 in Ancient Origins, position 15 of 101. Before it is 14 Entei, and after it is 16 Larvesta. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 12 August 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Flame Screen lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Heat Tackle is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. θ Double is the ancient trait on this card. This Pokémon may have up to 2 Pokémon Tool cards attached to it. The flavor text reads "It is said that when it roars, a volcano erupts somewhere around the globe."

Entei (#244) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Entei 34/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 28 other cards of Entei list a different HP.

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

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Entei can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.