Slowbro 43/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Slowbro is 43/198, in position 43 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 42 Slowpoke, and after it is 44 Magikarp. The listed rarity is Rare.

Slowbro is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Slowbro (#080), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Slowpoke. In this catalog that name is Slowpoke (#079).

Shinji Kanda illustrated this card. The same name is on 25 other cards in the catalog.

Slowbro (#080) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slowbro 43/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Shinji Kanda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 23 other cards of Slowbro list a different HP.

Strange Behavior is listed as Ability. As often as you like during your turn, you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your other Pokémon to this Pokémon. The attack Bubble Drain lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "If the tail-biting Shellder is thrown off in a harsh battle, this Pokémon reverts to being an ordinary Slowpoke." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Scarlet & Violet, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Scarlet & Violet set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slowbro can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.