Piplup 98/94 · Phantasmal Flames

Phantasmal Flames is a set in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on November 14, 2025. The printed size is 94. This checklist is longer, at 130 cards. Piplup is 98/94, in position 98 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 97 Dewgong, and after it is 99 Yamper. The collector number is above the printed set size of 94. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Piplup is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Piplup (#393), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Prinplup, Prinplup (#394) under evolves to.

Jiro Sasumo illustrated this card. The same name is on 29 other cards in the catalog.

Piplup (#393) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Piplup 93/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Jiro Sasumo illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Piplup list a different HP.

The attack Call for Support lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Tackle is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A poor walker, it often falls down. However, its strong pride makes it puff up its chest without a care." The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Phantasmal Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Phantasmal Flames set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Piplup can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.