Igglybuff 36/53 · Wizards Black Star Promos

Igglybuff is Pokédex #174, generation 2 (Johto). Igglybuff is a Baby Colorless Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists level 5. The card lists Jigglypuff, Jigglypuff (#039) under evolves to.

Igglybuff sits at 36/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos, position 36 of 53. Before it is 35 Pichu, and after it is 37 Hitmontop. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 1 July 1999. The printed size is 53, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Good Night Song lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. The card text says: If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent announces an attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else). If tails, your opponent's turn ends. The flavor text reads "Its extremely flexible and elastic body makes it bounce continuously—anytime, anywhere."

Igglybuff (#174) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Igglybuff 40/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). Both list 30 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. Miki Tanaka illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Igglybuff list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Wizards Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Wizards Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Igglybuff can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.