Poliwag 59/102 · Base

Poliwag is Pokédex #060, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwag is a Basic Water Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 13. The card lists Poliwhirl, Poliwhirl (#061) under evolves to.

Poliwag sits at 59/102 in Base, position 59 of 102. Before it is 58 Pikachu, and after it is 60 Ponyta. 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 Water Gun lists 10+ damage. The cost is Water. Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Water Energy attached to Poliwag but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Extra Water Energy after the 2nd don't count. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming over trying to stand."

Poliwag (#060) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwag 88/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 14 other cards of Poliwag list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 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. Poliwag can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.