Porygon2 49/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Porygon2 is 49/106, in position 49 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Pelipper, and after it is 50 Purugly. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Porygon2 is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 39. In the Pokédex this is Porygon2 (#233), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Porygon. In this catalog that name is Porygon (#137). The card lists Porygon-Z, Porygon-Z (#474) under evolves to.

Kent Kanetsuna illustrated this card. The same name is on 74 other cards in the catalog.

Porygon2 (#233) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Porygon2 12/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Kent Kanetsuna illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 12 other cards of Porygon2 list a different HP.

Download is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a Supporter card from your hand and use the effect of that card as the effect of this power. This power can't be used if Porygon2 is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Speed Attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting +20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "With planetary development software installed, it became capable of working in space."

I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Porygon2 can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.