Pineco 61/75 · Neo Discovery

Neo Discovery is a set in the Neo series. It was released on 1 June 2001. The printed size is 75, and the checklist is the same length. Pineco is 61/75, in position 61 of 75 on this checklist. Before it is 60 Omanyte, and after it is 62 Poliwag. The listed rarity is Common.

Pineco is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 15. In the Pokédex this is Pineco (#204), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Forretress, Forretress (#205) under evolves to.

Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.

Pineco (#204) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2002 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pineco 77/105 in Neo Destiny (2002). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Pineco list a different HP.

The attack Burst lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, Pineco does 40 damage to itself and 10 damage to each Pokémon on each player's Bench. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage). Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It likes to make its shell thicker by adding layers of tree bark. The additional weight doesn't bother it."

I keep a set binder for Neo Discovery, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Neo Discovery set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pineco can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.