Simipour 23/98 · Emerging Powers

Simipour is Pokédex #516, generation 5 (Unova). Simipour is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Panpour. In this catalog that name is Panpour (#515).

Simipour sits at 23/98 in Emerging Powers, position 23 of 98. Before it is 22 Panpour, and after it is 24 Basculin. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Grass' Power lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Grass Energy attached to it, heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Rushing Water is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Move an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The tuft on its head holds water. When the level runs low, it replenishes the tuft by siphoning up water with its tail."

Simipour (#516) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Simipour 34/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Simipour list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sumiyoshi Kizuki. I count 212 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Emerging Powers set binder is where a full Emerging Powers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Simipour can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.