Hoppip 57/109 · Team Rocket Returns

Hoppip is Pokédex #187, generation 2 (Johto). Hoppip is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists Skiploom, Skiploom (#188) under evolves to.

Hoppip sits at 57/109 in Team Rocket Returns, position 57 of 111. Before it is 56 Grimer, and after it is 58 Horsea. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 1 November 2004. The printed size is 109. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

Buffer is listed as Poké-Body. If Hoppip would be Knocked Out by an opponent's attack, flip a coin. If heads, Hoppip is not Knocked Out and its remaining HP becomes 10 instead. The attack Miracle Powder lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, choose 1 Special Condition. The Defending Pokémon is now affected by that Special Condition. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -30. Retreat cost is 1.

Hoppip (#187) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Hoppip 61/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 30 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Hoppip list a different HP.

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

Team Rocket Returns set binder is where a full Team Rocket Returns set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Hoppip can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.