Skiploom 2/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 9 June 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Skiploom is 2/193, in position 2 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 1 Hoppip, and after it is 3 Jumpluff. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Skiploom is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Skiploom (#188), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Hoppip. In this catalog that name is Hoppip (#187).

Yoriyuki Ikegami illustrated this card. The same name is on 19 other cards in the catalog.

Skiploom (#188) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Skiploom 49/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Yoriyuki Ikegami illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Skiploom list a different HP.

Drifting Dodge is listed as Ability. If any damage is done to this Pokémon by attacks, flip a coin. If heads, prevent that damage. The attack Flowery Zephyr lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Skiploom enthusiasts can apparently tell where a Skiploom was born by the scent drifting from the flower on the Pokémon's head." The regulation mark is G.

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