Clamperl 49/160 · 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. Clamperl is 49/160, in position 49 of 164 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Walrein, and after it is 50 Huntail. The listed rarity is Common.

Clamperl is a Basic Water Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Clamperl (#366), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Huntail, Huntail (#367) and Gorebyss, Gorebyss (#368) under evolves to.

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Clamperl (#366) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2025. The earliest other card is Clamperl 58/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 5 other cards of Clamperl list a different HP.

The attack Shell Protection lists no damage number. The cost is Water. During your opponent's next turn, if this Pokémon would be damaged by an attack, prevent that attack's damage done to this Pokémon if that damage is 50 or less. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is protected by a sturdy shell. Once in a lifetime, it makes a magnificent pearl."

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. Clamperl can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.