Bibarel 107/146 · XY

Bibarel is Pokédex #400, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Bibarel is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Bidoof. In this catalog that name is Bidoof (#399).

Bibarel sits at 107/146 in XY, position 107 of 146. Before it is 106 Bidoof, and after it is 108 Lillipup. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Double Headbutt lists 30× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads. Hypno Headbutt is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. You may do 30 more damage. If you do, this Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It busily makes its nest with stacks of branches and roots it has cut up with its sharp incisors."

Bibarel (#400) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Bibarel 20/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 8 other cards of Bibarel list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kyoko Umemoto. I count 174 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY set binder is where a full XY set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bibarel can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.