Espeon 20/75 · Neo Discovery

Espeon is Pokédex #196, generation 2 (Johto). Espeon is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 38. The card says it evolves from Eevee. In this catalog that name is Eevee (#133).

Espeon sits at 20/75 in Neo Discovery, position 20 of 75. Before it is 19 Butterfree, and after it is 21 Forretress. The set belongs to the Neo series. It was released on June 1, 2001. The printed size is 75, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Quick Attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 10 damage. Psybeam is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "By reading air currents, it can predict things such as the weather or its foe's next move."

Espeon (#196) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Espeon 1/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 37 other cards of Espeon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoyo Kimura. I count 256 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Neo Discovery set binder is where a full Neo Discovery set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Espeon can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Eevee and the Eeveelutions. I still need this card.