Slowpoke 116/91 · Paldean Fates

Slowpoke is Pokédex #079, generation 1 (Kanto). Slowpoke is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Slowbro, Slowbro (#080) and Slowking, Slowking (#199) under evolves to.

Slowpoke sits at 116/91 in Paldean Fates, position 116 of 245. Before it is 115 Armarouge, and after it is 117 Slowbro. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 26 January 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

The attack Rest lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. This Pokémon is now Asleep. Heal 30 damage from it. Headbutt is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is always vacantly lost in thought, but no one knows what it is thinking about. It is good at fishing with its tail." The regulation mark is G.

Slowpoke (#079) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slowpoke 55/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Shiny Rare. Miki Tanaka illustrated that card, and Taira Akitsu illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 24 other cards of Slowpoke list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Taira Akitsu. I count 56 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Slowpoke can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Pink Pokémon and Slowpoke, Slowbro, and Slowking. I still need this card.