Sealeo 77/111 · Rising Rivals

Sealeo is Pokédex #364, generation 3 (Hoenn). Sealeo is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 31. The card says it evolves from Spheal. In this catalog that name is Spheal (#363). The card lists Walrein, Walrein (#365) under evolves to.

Sealeo sits at 77/111 in Rising Rivals, position 77 of 120. Before it is 76 Quagsire GL, and after it is 78 Seedot. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Find Ice lists no damage number. Search your deck for up to 2 Water Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Sheer Cold is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't attack during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Metal +20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It habitually spins things on its nose. By doing so, it learns textures and odors."

Sealeo (#364) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2024. The earliest other card is Team Aqua's Sealeo 16/95 in Team Magma vs Team Aqua (2004). That card is named Team Aqua's Sealeo, while this one is Sealeo. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Common. T. Honda illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 10 other cards of Sealeo list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Saya Tsuruta. I count 123 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Rising Rivals set binder is where a full Rising Rivals set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sealeo can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.