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Pelipper

Ruby & Sapphire / #19/109

Pelipper

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Ruby & Sapphire
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Kouki Saitou
Source reference
ex1-19

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Pelipper skims the sea with its large bill open to collect water and fish. It brings food back to the nest and can also carry small Pokémon or Eggs to safety. Some accounts leave the destination of its other passengers unknown. The Pokédex thus gives it several roles in coastal skies: fisher, provider for the group and transporter. Its pouch does more than swallow what it finds in flight.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Ultra Moon says Pelipper can swallow up to thirty Wishiwashi at once. Pokémon Sword describes its bill as a safe means of transport for Eggs and small Pokémon. The same pouch therefore serves both fishing and protection of the vulnerable.

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Card details

HP
70
Type (source)
Water
Stage (source)
Stage1
Evolves from (printed name)
Wingull
Pokédex number
279
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Lightning ×2
Resistance (source)
Fighting -30

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Stockpile

Cost: Colorless

During your next turn, Spit Up's base damage is 70 instead of 30, and Swallow's base damage is 60 instead of 20.

Spit Up

Cost: Water · Colorless

Damage: 30

Swallow

Cost: Water · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20

After your attack, remove from Pelipper the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon. If Pelipper has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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