Slowpoke 55/62 · Fossil

Slowpoke is Pokédex #079, generation 1 (Kanto). Slowpoke is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 18. The card lists Slowbro, Slowbro (#080) and Slowking, Slowking (#199) under evolves to.

Slowpoke sits at 55/62 in Fossil, position 55 of 62. Before it is 54 Shellder, and after it is 56 Tentacool. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on October 10, 1999. The printed size is 62, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Spacing Out lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, remove a damage counter from Slowpoke. This attack can't be used if Slowpoke has no damage counters on it. Scavenge is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic, Psychic. Discard 1 Psychic Energy card attached to Slowpoke in order to use this attack. Put a Trainer card from your discard pile into your hand. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Incredibly slow and dopey. It takes 5 seconds for it to feel pain when under attack."

Slowpoke (#079) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slowpoke 67/82 in Team Rocket (2000). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 28 other cards of Slowpoke list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fossil set binder is where a full Fossil set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slowpoke can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.