Prinplup 28/94 · Phantasmal Flames

Prinplup is Pokédex #394, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Prinplup is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Piplup. In this catalog that name is Piplup (#393). The card lists Empoleon, Empoleon (#395) under evolves to.

Prinplup sits at 28/94 in Phantasmal Flames, position 28 of 130. Before it is 27 Piplup, and after it is 29 Rotom ex. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on November 14, 2025. The printed size is 94. This checklist is longer, at 130 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Peck lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Targeted Dive is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 70 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It lives a solitary life. Its wings deliver wicked blows that can snap even the thickest of trees in half with a single hit." The regulation mark is I.

Prinplup (#394) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2022. The earliest other card is Prinplup 58/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuya Uki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 9 other cards of Prinplup list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuya Uki. I count 7 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Phantasmal Flames set binder is where a full Phantasmal Flames set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Prinplup can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.