Pelipper 159/193 · Paldea Evolved

Pelipper is Pokédex #279, generation 3 (Hoenn). Pelipper is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Wingull. In this catalog that name is Wingull (#278).

Pelipper sits at 159/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 159 of 279. Before it is 158 Wingull, and after it is 160 Slakoth. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Hearsay is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may choose 1: put a Supporter card from your discard pile into your hand; or search your deck for a Supporter card, reveal it, put it into your hand, and then shuffle your deck. The attack Wing Attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is a flying transporter that carries small Pokémon in its beak. It bobs on the waves to rest its wings." The regulation mark is G.

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 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Shinya Komatsu illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 10 other cards of Pelipper list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shinya Komatsu. I count 17 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved 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.