Drifloon 89/198 · 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. Drifloon is 89/198, in position 89 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 88 Banette ex, and after it is 90 Drifblim. The listed rarity is Common.
Drifloon is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Drifloon (#425), generation 4 (Sinnoh).
Taira Akitsu illustrated this card. The same name is on 56 other cards in the catalog.
Drifloon (#425) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Drifloon 46/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Taira Akitsu illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Drifloon list a different HP.
The attack Gust lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Balloon Blast is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic. This attack does 30 damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is whispered that any child who mistakes Drifloon for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing." 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. Drifloon can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 89/198
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
- Released
- March 31, 2023
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 70
- Type
- Psychic
- Illustrator
- Taira Akitsu
- Pokédex
- Drifloon (#425)
- Weakness
- Darkness ×2
- Resistance
- Fighting -30
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- G
Attacks and card text
AttackBalloon Blast
This attack does 30 damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
Flavor text
It is whispered that any child who mistakes Drifloon for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Drifloon from?
Scarlet & Violet, in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198.
What is the collector number?
89/198. It is entry 89 of 258 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Taira Akitsu. The catalog lists 56 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Drifloon #425, generation 4 (Sinnoh).
What regulation mark is printed?
G.
Which attacks are printed?
Gust (10) and Balloon Blast (30×).