Phione 27/100 · Majestic Dawn

Phione is Pokédex #489, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Phione is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 20.

Phione sits at 27/100 in Majestic Dawn, position 27 of 100. Before it is 26 Omastar, and after it is 28 Plusle. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2008. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Charm lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done by attacks from the Defending Pokémon is reduced by 20 (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Whirlpool is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon that lives in warm seas. It inflates the flotation sac on its head to drift and search for food."

Phione (#489) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2024. The earliest other card is Phione 12/100 in Majestic Dawn (2008). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 1 other cards of Phione list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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