Rotom 7/106 · 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. Rotom is 7/106, in position 7 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 6 Porygon-Z, and after it is 8 Sceptile. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Rotom is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 38. In the Pokédex this is Rotom (#479), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Daisuke Ito illustrated this card. The same name is on 47 other cards in the catalog.

Rotom (#479) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rotom 13/100 in Majestic Dawn (2008). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Daisuke Ito illustrated this one. 35 other cards of Rotom list a different HP.

The attack Astonish lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking. Look at that card you chose, then have your opponent shuffle that card into his or her deck. Telebeam is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Darkness +20. Resistance is Colorless -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to infiltrate electronic devices and wreak havoc."

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. Rotom can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.