Hoppip 112/165 · Expedition Base Set

Hoppip is Pokédex #187, generation 2 (Johto). Hoppip is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Skiploom, Skiploom (#188) under evolves to.

Hoppip sits at 112/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 112 of 165. Before it is 111 Goldeen, and after it is 113 Houndour. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Sleep Powder lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -30. Retreat cost is 1.

Hoppip (#187) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Hoppip 61/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Toshinao Aoki illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Hoppip list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Toshinao Aoki. I count 57 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Expedition Base Set set binder is where a full Expedition Base Set set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Hoppip can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.