Pelipper 24/99 · Arceus

Pelipper is Pokédex #279, generation 3 (Hoenn). Pelipper is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 50. The card says it evolves from Wingull. In this catalog that name is Wingull (#278).

Pelipper sits at 24/99 in Arceus, position 24 of 111. Before it is 23 Omastar, and after it is 25 Pichu. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Water Pulse lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Continuous Crush is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is a messenger of the skies, carrying small Pokémon and eggs to safety in its bill."

Pelipper (#279) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pelipper 19/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 14 other cards of Pelipper list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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