Pelipper 38/149 · Sun & Moon

Pelipper is Pokédex #279, generation 3 (Hoenn). Pelipper is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Wingull. In this catalog that name is Wingull (#278).

Pelipper sits at 38/149 in Sun & Moon, position 38 of 173. Before it is 37 Wingull, and after it is 39 Popplio. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Courier lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Put 1 of your Benched Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your hand. Fly is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Gathering food is the work of young males. They store food in their capacious beaks and carry it back to others waiting in the nest."

Pelipper (#279) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 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 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Pelipper list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sumiyoshi Kizuki. I count 212 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sun & Moon set binder is where a full Sun & Moon 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.