Alolan Meowth 78/149 · Sun & Moon

Meowth is Pokédex #052, generation 1 (Kanto). Alolan Meowth is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Persian, Persian (#053) under evolves to.

Alolan Meowth sits at 78/149 in Sun & Moon, position 78 of 173. Before it is 77 Alolan Raticate, and after it is 79 Alolan Persian. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 3 February 2017. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Fury Swipes lists 10× damage. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon was not originally found in Alola. Human actions caused a surge in their numbers, and they went feral. They're prideful and crafty."

Meowth (#052) has 65 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 52 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Meowth 56/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Meowth, while this one is Alolan Meowth. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Meowth list a different HP.

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

Sun & Moon set binder is where a full Sun & Moon set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Meowth can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Alolan forms and Meowth, Persian, and Perrserker. I still need this card.