Probopass 7/99 · Arceus

Arceus is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Probopass is 7/99, in position 7 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 6 Mothim, and after it is 8 Salamence. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Probopass is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 55. In the Pokédex this is Probopass (#476), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Nosepass. In this catalog that name is Nosepass (#299).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Probopass (#476) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Probopass G DP43/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Probopass G, while this one is Probopass. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Ryota Saito illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Probopass list a different HP.

Competitiveness is listed as Poké-Body. If you don't have a Supporter card in play, each of Probopass's attacks does 30 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Top Chop lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Draw a card. Tumbling Attack is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3.

I keep a set binder for Arceus, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Arceus set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Probopass can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.