Beautifly 19/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Diamond & Pearl is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Beautifly is 19/130, in position 19 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 18 Azumarill, and after it is 20 Bibarel. The listed rarity is Rare.

Beautifly is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 29. In the Pokédex this is Beautifly (#267), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Silcoon. In this catalog that name is Silcoon (#266).

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Beautifly (#267) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Beautifly 2/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Beautifly list a different HP.

The attack Whirlwind lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Giga Drain is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless. After your attack, remove from Beautifly the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has an aggressive nature. It stabs prey with its long, narrow mouth to drain the prey's fluids."

I keep a set binder for Diamond & Pearl, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Diamond & Pearl set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Beautifly can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Atsuko Nishida cards, early series. I still need this card.