Slowpoke 81/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver

HeartGold & SoulSilver is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Slowpoke is 81/123, in position 81 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 80 Sentret, and after it is 82 Snubbull. The listed rarity is Common.

Slowpoke is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Slowpoke (#079), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Slowbro, Slowbro (#080) and Slowking, Slowking (#199) under evolves to.

Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 other cards in the catalog.

Slowpoke (#079) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slowpoke 55/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Miki Tanaka illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 36 other cards of Slowpoke list a different HP.

The attack Whimsy Tackle lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It lazes vacantly near water. If something bites its tail, it won't even notice for a whole day."

I keep a set binder for HeartGold & SoulSilver, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slowpoke can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Slowpoke, Slowbro, and Slowking. I still need this card.