Skuntank G 94/127 · Platinum

Skuntank is Pokédex #435, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Skuntank G is a Basic SP Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 46.

Skuntank G sits at 94/127 in Platinum, position 94 of 133. Before it is 93 Skitty, and after it is 95 Slakoth. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

Poison Structure is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if you have a Stadium card in play, you may use this power. Each Active Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) (excluding Pokémon SP) is now Poisoned. This power can't be used if Skuntank is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Smokescreen lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Skuntank (#435) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Skuntank 15/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card is named Skuntank, while this one is Skuntank G. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Hiroaki Ito illustrated that card, and Makoto Imai illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Skuntank list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Makoto Imai. I count 11 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Platinum set binder is where a full Platinum set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skuntank can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.