Porygon HGSS22/25 · HGSS Black Star Promos

Porygon is Pokédex #137, generation 1 (Kanto). Porygon is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Porygon2, Porygon2 (#233) under evolves to.

Porygon sits at HGSS22/25 in HGSS Black Star Promos, position 22 of 25. Before it is HGSS21 Suicune, and after it is HGSS23 Porygon2. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on 10 February 2010. The printed size is 25, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Stiffen lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Porygon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Version Update is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Search your deck for Porygon2, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is a manmade Pokémon. Since it doesn't breathe, people are eager to try it in any environment.."

Porygon (#137) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Porygon 39/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. Tomoaki Imakuni illustrated that card, and TOKIYA illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Porygon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads TOKIYA. I count 93 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

HGSS Black Star Promos set binder is where a full HGSS Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Porygon can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.