Sealeo 47/160 · 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. Sealeo is 47/160, in position 47 of 164 on this checklist. Before it is 46 Spheal, and after it is 48 Walrein. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Sealeo is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sealeo (#364), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Spheal. In this catalog that name is Spheal (#363). The card lists Walrein, Walrein (#365) under evolves to.

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Sealeo (#364) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2024. The earliest other card is Team Aqua's Sealeo 16/95 in Team Magma vs Team Aqua (2004). That card is named Team Aqua's Sealeo, while this one is Sealeo. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. T. Honda illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 11 other cards of Sealeo list a different HP.

The attack Freezing Headbutt lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Aurora Beam is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Be it Spheal or a Poké Ball, it will spin any round object on its nose with the greatest of ease."

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. Sealeo can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.