Pelipper 48/106 · Great Encounters

Pelipper is Pokédex #279, generation 3 (Hoenn). Pelipper is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 45. The card says it evolves from Wingull. In this catalog that name is Wingull (#278).

Pelipper sits at 48/106 in Great Encounters, position 48 of 106. Before it is 47 Metapod, and after it is 49 Porygon2. 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 Guzzle lists no damage number. Choose up to 2 basic Water Energy cards from your hand and attach them to Pelipper. Remove 2 damage counters for each Energy card attached in this way. Jet Return is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Does 30 times the number of Energy cards attached to Pelipper. Then, put all Energy cards attached to Pelipper on top of your deck. Shuffle your deck afterward. Weakness is Lightning +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It dips its large bill in the sea, then scoops up numerous prey along with water."

Pelipper (#279) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pelipper 19/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Pelipper 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. Pelipper can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.