Bellossom 3/159 · Crown Zenith

Bellossom is Pokédex #182, generation 2 (Johto). Bellossom is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Gloom. In this catalog that name is Gloom (#044).

Bellossom sits at 3/159 in Crown Zenith, position 3 of 160. Before it is 2 Gloom, and after it is 4 Tangela. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 20 January 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Flower Spin lists 80× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 80 damage for each heads. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Plentiful in the tropics. When it dances, its petals rub together and make a pleasant ringing sound." The regulation mark is F.

Bellossom (#182) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2023. The earliest other card is Bellossom 3/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Nagomi Nijo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 10 other cards of Bellossom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nagomi Nijo. I count 17 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crown Zenith set binder is where a full Crown Zenith set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bellossom can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Flower Pokémon. I still need this card.