Whimsicott 15/149 · Boundaries Crossed

Whimsicott is Pokédex #547, generation 5 (Unova). Whimsicott is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Cottonee. In this catalog that name is Cottonee (#546).

Whimsicott sits at 15/149 in Boundaries Crossed, position 15 of 153. Before it is 14 Cottonee, and after it is 16 Petilil. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on November 7, 2012. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Fluffy Tag lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. During your next turn, the attacks of that Pokémon do 40 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Stun Spore is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They appear along with whirlwinds. They pull pranks, such as moving furniture and leaving balls of cotton in homes."

Whimsicott (#547) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Whimsicott 11/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. sui illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Whimsicott list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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