Bidoof 117/160 · Primal Clash

Primal Clash is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 4, 2015. The printed size is 160. This checklist is longer, at 164 cards. Bidoof is 117/160, in position 117 of 164 on this checklist. Before it is 116 Bidoof, and after it is 118 Bibarel. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Bidoof is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Bidoof (#399), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Bibarel, Bibarel (#400) under evolves to.

PLANETA illustrated this card. The same name is on 47 other cards in the catalog.

Bidoof (#399) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Bidoof 70/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and PLANETA illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 8 other cards of Bidoof list a different HP.

The attack Drench lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Water Energy attached to it, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. α Recovery is the ancient trait on this card. When this Pokémon is healed, double the amount healed. The flavor text reads "It constantly gnaws on logs and rocks to whittle down its front teeth. It nests alongside water."

I keep a set binder for Primal Clash, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Primal Clash set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bidoof can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.