Slowpoke 19/78 · Pokémon GO

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

Slowpoke sits at 19/78 in Pokémon GO, position 19 of 88. Before it is 18 Radiant Blastoise, and after it is 20 Slowbro. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Hold Still lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Ideal Fishing Day is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Put an Item card from your discard pile into your hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Slow-witted and oblivious, this Pokémon won't feel any pain if its tail gets eaten. It won't notice when its tail grows back, either." The regulation mark is F.

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. Both list the rarity Common. Miki Tanaka illustrated that card, and N-DESIGN Inc. illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 24 other cards of Slowpoke list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads N-DESIGN Inc.. I count 68 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pokémon GO set binder is where a full Pokémon GO 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.