Kirlia 51/127 · Platinum

Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Kirlia is 51/127, in position 51 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 50 Houndoom G, and after it is 52 Lombre. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Kirlia is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 24. In the Pokédex this is Kirlia (#281), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Ralts. In this catalog that name is Ralts (#280). The card lists Gardevoir, Gardevoir (#282) and Gallade, Gallade (#475) under evolves to.

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Kirlia (#281) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Kirlia 34/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Kirlia list a different HP.

The attack Teleportation Burst lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. You may switch Kirlia with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Super Psy Bolt is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "If its Trainer becomes happy, it overflows with energy, dancing joyously while spinning about."

I keep a set binder for Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kirlia can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.