Bulbasaur 44/102 · Base

Bulbasaur is Pokédex #001, generation 1 (Kanto). Bulbasaur is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 13. The card lists Ivysaur, Ivysaur (#002) under evolves to.

Bulbasaur sits at 44/102 in Base, position 44 of 102. Before it is 43 Abra, and after it is 45 Caterpie. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on January 9, 1999. The printed size is 102, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Leech Seed lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Unless all damage from this attack is prevented, you may remove 1 damage counter from Bulbasaur. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A strange seed was planted on its back at birth. Thus, a plant sprouted and now grows with this Pokémon."

Bulbasaur (#001) has 27 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Bulbasaur 67/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 23 other cards of Bulbasaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base set binder is where a full Base set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bulbasaur can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.