Silcoon 63/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Silcoon is Pokédex #266, generation 3 (Hoenn). Silcoon is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 8. The card says it evolves from Wurmple. In this catalog that name is Wurmple (#265). The card lists Beautifly, Beautifly (#267) under evolves to.

Silcoon sits at 63/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 63 of 130. Before it is 62 Seaking, and after it is 64 Staravia. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Harden lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. During your opponent's next turn, If Silcoon would be damaged by an attack, prevent that attack's damage done to Silcoon if that damage is 30 or less. Entangling String is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fire +20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It anchors itself by wrapping twigs with the silk from its body. It motionlessly awaits evolution."

Silcoon (#266) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Silcoon 43/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 2 other cards of Silcoon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Diamond & Pearl set binder is where a full Diamond & Pearl set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Silcoon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.