Pineco 99/91 · Paldean Fates

Pineco is Pokédex #204, generation 2 (Johto). Pineco is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Forretress, Forretress (#205) under evolves to.

Pineco sits at 99/91 in Paldean Fates, position 99 of 245. Before it is 98 Jumpluff, and after it is 100 Snover. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

The attack Rollout lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn't bother it." The regulation mark is G.

Pineco (#204) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pineco 61/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Shiny Rare. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Scav illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Pineco list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Scav. I count 31 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pineco can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.