Floatzel 26/130 · 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. Floatzel is 26/130, in position 26 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 25 Dustox, and after it is 27 Gengar. The listed rarity is Rare.

Floatzel is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 29. In the Pokédex this is Floatzel (#419), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Buizel. In this catalog that name is Buizel (#418).

Masahiko Ishii illustrated this card. The same name is on 5 other cards in the catalog.

Floatzel (#419) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2025. The earliest other card is Floatzel 37/106 in Great Encounters (2008). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Masahiko Ishii illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Floatzel list a different HP.

The attack Screw Tail lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. Water Gun is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Water, Water. Does 40 damage plus 20 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Floatzel but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way. Weakness is Lightning +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It floats using its well-developed floatation sac. It assists in the rescues of drowning people."

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. Floatzel can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.