Floatzel 37/106 · Great Encounters

Floatzel is Pokédex #419, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Floatzel is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 32. The card says it evolves from Buizel. In this catalog that name is Buizel (#418).

Floatzel sits at 37/106 in Great Encounters, position 37 of 106. Before it is 36 Delibird, and after it is 38 Gorebyss. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Agility lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Floatzel during your opponent's next turn. Aqua Jet is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) 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."

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 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Floatzel 26/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Masahiko Ishii illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Floatzel list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Great Encounters set binder is where a full Great Encounters set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Floatzel can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.