Slowpoke 79/165 · 151

151 is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. Slowpoke is 79/165, in position 79 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 78 Rapidash, and after it is 80 Slowbro. The listed rarity is Common.

Slowpoke is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Slowpoke (#079), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Slowbro, Slowbro (#080) and Slowking, Slowking (#199) under evolves to.

OKACHEKE illustrated this card. The same name is on 59 other cards in the catalog.

Slowpoke (#079) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slowpoke 55/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Miki Tanaka illustrated that card, and OKACHEKE illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 36 other cards of Slowpoke list a different HP.

The attack Sea Bathing lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon, and it recovers from all Special Conditions. Headbutt is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is incredibly slow and dopey. It takes five seconds for it to feel pain when under attack." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for 151, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the 151 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slowpoke can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Pink Pokémon and Slowpoke, Slowbro, and Slowking. I still need this card.