Skiploom 49/111 · Neo Genesis

Skiploom is Pokédex #188, generation 2 (Johto). Skiploom is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 28. The card says it evolves from Hoppip. In this catalog that name is Hoppip (#187). The card lists Jumpluff, Jumpluff (#189) under evolves to.

Skiploom sits at 49/111 in Neo Genesis, position 49 of 111. Before it is 48 Seadra, and after it is 50 Sunflora. The set belongs to the Neo series. It was released on December 16, 2000. The printed size is 111, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Poisonpowder lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Stun Spore is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. The flavor text reads "The bloom on top of its head opens and closes as the temperature fluctuates up and down."

Skiploom (#188) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2024. The earliest other card is Skiploom 52/64 in Neo Revelation (2001). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Skiploom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Neo Genesis set binder is where a full Neo Genesis set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skiploom can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.