Loudred 44/106 · Great Encounters

Loudred is Pokédex #294, generation 3 (Hoenn). Loudred is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 31. The card says it evolves from Whismur. In this catalog that name is Whismur (#293). The card lists Exploud, Exploud (#295) under evolves to.

Loudred sits at 44/106 in Great Encounters, position 44 of 106. Before it is 43 Linoone, and after it is 45 Magcargo. 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 Bass Control lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Stomp is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Fighting +20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The shock waves from its cries can tip over trucks. It stamps its feet to power up."

Loudred (#294) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2023. The earliest other card is Loudred 39/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Loudred list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 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. Loudred can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.