Gulpin 40/99 · Arceus

Gulpin is Pokédex #316, generation 3 (Hoenn). Gulpin is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 21. The card lists Swalot, Swalot (#317) under evolves to.

Gulpin sits at 40/99 in Arceus, position 40 of 111. Before it is 39 Grovyle, and after it is 41 Haunter. 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 Uncommon.

The attack Endure lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, if Gulpin would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, Gulpin is not Knocked Out and its remaining HP becomes 10 instead. Pound is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. Weakness is Psychic +10. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Almost all of its body is its stomach. Its harsh digestive juices quickly dissolve anything it swallows."

Gulpin (#316) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2024. The earliest other card is Gulpin 62/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Yuka Morii illustrated that card, and Sachiko Adachi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 5 other cards of Gulpin list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sachiko Adachi. I count 41 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. Gulpin can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.