Jumpluff 98/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Jumpluff is 98/91, in position 98 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 97 Skiploom, and after it is 99 Pineco. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

Jumpluff is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Jumpluff (#189), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Skiploom. In this catalog that name is Skiploom (#188).

Lee HyunJung illustrated this card. The same name is on 28 other cards in the catalog.

Jumpluff (#189) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2023. The earliest other card is Jumpluff 7/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Shiny Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Lee HyunJung illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Jumpluff list a different HP.

Drifting Dodge is listed as Ability. If any damage is done to this Pokémon by attacks, flip a coin. If heads, prevent that damage. The attack Fluffy Breeze lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass. This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Jumpluff travels on seasonal winds. Once its cotton spores run out, its journey ends, as does its life." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Jumpluff can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.