Cleffa 78/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Cleffa is Pokédex #173, generation 2 (Johto). Cleffa is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 5. The card lists Clefairy, Clefairy (#035) under evolves to.

Cleffa sits at 78/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 78 of 130. Before it is 77 Clefairy, and after it is 79 Combee. 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 Common.

Baby Evolution is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put Clefairy from your hand onto Cleffa (this counts as evolving Cleffa) and remove all damage counters from Cleffa. The attack Eeek lists no damage number. Draw a card. Weakness is Fighting +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its silhouette is like a star. It is believed to arrive riding on shooting stars."

Cleffa (#173) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Cleffa 31/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. 16 other cards of Cleffa 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. Cleffa can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon and Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable. I still need this card.