Hoppip 2/203 · Evolving Skies

Hoppip is Pokédex #187, generation 2 (Johto). Hoppip is a Basic Rapid Strike Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Skiploom, Skiploom (#188) under evolves to.

Hoppip sits at 2/203 in Evolving Skies, position 2 of 237. Before it is 1 Pinsir, and after it is 3 Skiploom. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Continuous Spin lists 20× damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 20 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. The flavor text reads "It drifts on winds. It is said that when Hoppip gather in fields and mountains, spring is on the way." The regulation mark is E.

Hoppip (#187) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Hoppip 61/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Hoppip list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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