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The First Chapter: Pumbaa – Friendly Warthog (17/204)

Amber Ally — put your behind in your past, keep the centering honest

Sanitized PSA 10 slab of Pumbaa – Friendly Warthog (17/204); certification number and barcodes redacted
PSA Gem Mint 10 · The First Chapter retail 17/204 · identifiers redacted for publish

Pumbaa does not overcomplicate the specimen tag. Common collector number 17/204, Amber, cost 4, inkwell-eligible, 3/5/1, Storyborn Ally, empty rules box, and a flavor line that somehow survived editorial with its dignity (and its anatomy joke) intact: “You gotta put your behind in your past.”

Jenna Gray supplies the friendly bulk. The willpower 5 is the scientific reason he shows up in early Amber curves as a polite wall rather than a philosophy lecture.

This is The First Chapter English retail — not a later seasonal Pumbaa, not a promo.

How it got into collections

  • Pack / product after August 18, 2023
  • Common rarity; non-foil and cold foil in set
  • Provenance: sealed product and table play, not booth archaeology

Specimen dossier

Catalog ID
17/204 (The First Chapter retail)
Set of origin
Disney Lorcana — The First Chapter (set 1), English
Publisher
Ravensburger / Disney Lorcana TCG
Release window
August 18, 2023 onward (LGS / organized launch), with broader retail following September 1, 2023
Illustrator
Jenna Gray
Franchise source
The Lion King
Rarity
Common
Finish
Non-foil and cold foil in set
Flavor text
Present — behind/past line intact

Archive note: At least one PSA 10 First Chapter retail copy appears in the collection carousel. Hero photograph uses a sanitized PSA Gem Mint 10 slab front (identifiers redacted). Never publish cert numbers or barcodes.

Card anatomy

FieldObservation
TypeCharacter
InkAmber
Cost4 (inkwell-eligible)
Strength / Willpower / Lore3 / 5 / 1
ClassificationsStoryborn · Ally
AbilitiesNone printed

A Common with the temperament of a sofa and the willpower of a small fortress. Hakuna matata is not on the card. The stats are.

Identity notes

  • Collector number 17/204
  • Amber Common · Jenna Gray · Friendly Warthog
  • No keyword box — blank rules text is correct, not a misprint
  • No Expo stamps on this printing