Slowpoke 5/12 · McDonald's Collection 2018

Slowpoke is Pokédex #079, generation 1 (Kanto). Slowpoke is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Slowbro, Slowbro (#080) and Slowking, Slowking (#199) under evolves to.

Slowpoke sits at 5/12 in McDonald's Collection 2018, position 5 of 12. Before it is 4 Pikachu, and after it is 6 Machop. The set belongs to the Other series. It was released on October 16, 2018. The printed size is 12, and the checklist is the same length.

The attack Headbutt lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Whimsy Tackle is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its long tail often breaks off. It doesn't really feel any pain, though, and the tail grows back, so Slowpoke isn't particularly bothered."

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 70 HP. Miki Tanaka illustrated that card, and Mina Nakai illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 24 other cards of Slowpoke list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mina Nakai. I count 77 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

McDonald's Collection 2018 set binder is where a full McDonald's Collection 2018 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slowpoke can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.