Cleffa 150/91 · Paldean Fates

Cleffa is Pokédex #173, generation 2 (Johto). Cleffa is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists Clefairy, Clefairy (#035) under evolves to.

Cleffa sits at 150/91 in Paldean Fates, position 150 of 245. Before it is 149 Kadabra, and after it is 151 Natu. 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 Grasping Draw lists no damage number. Draw cards until you have 7 cards in your hand. Weakness is Metal ×2. The flavor text reads "Because of its unusual, starlike silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor." The regulation mark is G.

Cleffa (#173) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Cleffa 31/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). Both list 30 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Shiny Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mizue illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Cleffa list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mizue. I count 184 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. Cleffa can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.