Tangela 66/102 · Base

Tangela is Pokédex #114, generation 1 (Kanto). Tangela is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 8. The card lists Tangrowth, Tangrowth (#465) under evolves to.

Tangela sits at 66/102 in Base, position 66 of 102. Before it is 65 Staryu, and after it is 67 Voltorb. 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 Bind lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Poisonpowder is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its whole body is swathed with wide vines that are similar to seaweed. These vines shake as it walks."

Tangela (#114) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tangela 96/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 26 other cards of Tangela 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. Tangela 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.