Victreebel 32/130 · Base Set 2

Victreebel is Pokédex #071, generation 1 (Kanto). Victreebel is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 42. The card says it evolves from Weepinbell. In this catalog that name is Weepinbell (#070).

Victreebel sits at 32/130 in Base Set 2, position 32 of 130. Before it is 31 Venomoth, and after it is 33 Arcanine. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Lure lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and switch it with his or her Active Pokémon. Acid is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there."

Victreebel (#071) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Victreebel 14/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. 13 other cards of Victreebel list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Base Set 2 set binder is where a full Base Set 2 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Victreebel can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.