Espeon ★ 16/17 · POP Series 5

POP Series 5 is a set in the POP series. It was released on 1 March 2007. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. Espeon ★ is 16/17, in position 16 of 17 on this checklist. Before it is 15 Zangoose δ, and after it is 17 Umbreon ★. The listed rarity is Rare.

Espeon ★ is a Basic Star Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Espeon (#196), generation 2 (Johto).

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Espeon (#196) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Espeon 1/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card is named Espeon, while this one is Espeon ★. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 37 other cards of Espeon list a different HP.

Purple Ray is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn, when you put Espeon Star from your hand onto your Bench, you may use this power. Each Active Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) is now Confused. The attack Psychic Boom lists 30+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. Does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: You can't have more than 1 Pokémon Star in your deck.

I keep a set binder for POP Series 5, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the POP Series 5 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Espeon can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Eevee and the Eeveelutions, POP Series, and Prism Star and Star cards. I still need this card.