Persian 54/83 · Generations

Generations is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 22, 2016. The printed size is 83. This checklist is longer, at 117 cards. Persian is 54/83, in position 55 of 117 on this checklist. Before it is 53 Meowth, and after it is 55 Doduo. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Persian is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Persian (#053), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Meowth. In this catalog that name is Meowth (#052).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

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). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 28 other cards of Persian list a different HP.

The attack Fake Out lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Ambush is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its lithe muscles allow it to walk without making a sound. It attacks in an instant."

I keep a set binder for Generations, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Generations set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Persian can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.