Alolan Persian-GX 129/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

Cosmic Eclipse is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 1 November 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. Alolan Persian-GX is 129/236, in position 129 of 272 on this checklist. Before it is 128 Alolan Meowth, and after it is 130 Alolan Grimer. The listed rarity is Rare Holo GX.

Alolan Persian-GX is a Stage 1 GX Darkness Pokémon with 200 HP. In the Pokédex this is Persian (#053), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Alolan Meowth. In this catalog that name is Meowth (#052).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Persian (#053) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Persian 42/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Persian, while this one is Alolan Persian-GX. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 200 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo GX. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Persian list a different HP.

Smug Face is listed as Ability. Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon by your opponent's TAG TEAM Pokémon and Ultra Beasts, and by your opponent's Pokémon that have any Special Energy attached to them. The attack Claw Slash lists 120 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Stalking Claws-GX is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on that Pokémon. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Cosmic Eclipse, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Cosmic Eclipse set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Persian 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.