01Card Stats
TypeFire
RarityCommon
IllustratorMasako Yamashita
WeaknessWater ×2
Retreat●
SetSkyridge
Released2003
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Common
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Non Holo | ~$15 raw for the base card; verify current listings. |
| Reverse Holo | ~$70 raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
The reverse-holo parallel is the value driver on this card.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Skyridge (2003), the last WotC-era set, is famously short-printed; its reverse holos are scarce.
- The reverse foil drives the ~$70 value over the standard #62.
- Skyridge's print difficulty keeps Gem-Mint copies scarce.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Growlithe with 50 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Flare Cost: Fire · 10 damage
Double Kick Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 20× damage
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads.
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: PSA 10 Gem Mint realizes ~$384 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).
Low Gem-Mint population — Skyridge reverse foil grades tough.
Other graders: PSA dominates the graded population.