Persian 42/144 · Skyridge

Persian is Pokédex #053, generation 1 (Kanto). Persian is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Meowth. In this catalog that name is Meowth (#052).

Persian sits at 42/144 in Skyridge, position 42 of 182. Before it is 41 Omanyte, and after it is 43 Piloswine. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on May 12, 2003. The printed size is 144. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Surprise Slash lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, look at your opponent's hand. If he or she has any Trainer cards there, choose 1 of them. You opponent shuffles that card into his or her deck. Lunge is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fighting ×2.

Persian (#053) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Persian 42/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Persian list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Skyridge set binder is where a full Skyridge set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Persian can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.