Manaphy 9/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Manaphy is Pokédex #490, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Manaphy is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 20.

Manaphy sits at 9/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 9 of 130. Before it is 8 Magnezone, and after it is 10 Mismagius. 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 Rare Holo.

The attack Call for Family lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward. Aqua Ring is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Switch Manaphy with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Born on a cold seafloor, it will swim great distances to return to its birthplace."

Manaphy (#490) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Manaphy 3/17 in POP Series 6 (2007). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Nakaoka illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Manaphy list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nakaoka. I count 46 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. Manaphy can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.