Dugtrio No. 051 – Expansion Pack – Rare – Old Back (JP)
Introduction
Slash and Earthquake give Dugtrio's original card a distinctly ground-based identity. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrates the 70 HP Stage 1 Pokémon in Japan's first main expansion. This is the Japanese Expansion Pack printing, identified by No. 051, with the original Pocket Monsters card back. The illustration is credited to Keiji Kinebuchi, with the condition of this individual copy detailed below. Its rarity and finish are recorded separately for clear identification.
Card Details
- Pokémon: Dugtrio
- Set: Expansion Pack
- Japanese Set Name: 拡張パック
- English Expansion Reference: Base Set — separate release and checklist
- Card Number: No. 051 (National Pokédex number)
- Rarity: Rare
- Language: Japanese
- Card Back: Japanese Old Back
- Illustrator: Keiji Kinebuchi
- Condition: Near Mint as recorded in the supplied inventory; physical condition awaits confirmation from individual front and back photographs.
- Finish: Non-holo
About the Pokémon
Dugtrio is the Mole Pokémon, recorded as No. 051 in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation I, associated with the Kanto generation of games. Its three-part body is associated with powerful underground movement. It evolves from Diglett. Its species identity is shared across its different TCG appearances.
About the Expansion
Released in Japan on 20 October 1996, Expansion Pack established the Pokémon Trading Card Game alongside its starter product. Its Kanto Pokémon, Trainer cards and Energy cards introduced the game's foundational structure. The original Japanese Pocket Monsters card back places these cards at the beginning of the TCG's collecting history.
Artwork & Collector's Notes
Keiji Kinebuchi is credited for this Expansion Pack illustration of Dugtrio. The non-holo finish, original Pocket Monsters reverse and Japanese text identify this printing. The No. 051 identifier is a Pokédex number, not an English set checklist position.
Photographs: Actual-card photographs are pending.