Lanturn 53/203 · Evolving Skies

Lanturn is Pokédex #171, generation 2 (Johto). Lanturn is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Chinchou. In this catalog that name is Chinchou (#170).

Lanturn sits at 53/203 in Evolving Skies, position 53 of 237. Before it is 52 Chinchou, and after it is 54 Mareep. 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 Uncommon.

The attack Blinding Beam lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, if the Defending Pokémon tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack doesn't happen. Electro Ball is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon flashes a bright light that blinds its prey. This creates an opening for it to deliver an electrical attack." The regulation mark is E.

Lanturn (#171) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Lanturn 38/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and ryoma uratsuka illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Lanturn list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads ryoma uratsuka. I count 46 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. Lanturn can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.