Meowth 80/130 · Base Set 2

Base Set 2 is a set in the Base series. It was released on February 24, 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Meowth is 80/130, in position 80 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 79 Magnemite, and after it is 81 Metapod. The listed rarity is Common.

Meowth is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 15. In the Pokédex this is Meowth (#052), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Persian, Persian (#053) under evolves to.

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Meowth (#052) has 65 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 52 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Meowth 56/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 53 other cards of Meowth list a different HP.

The attack Pay Day lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, draw a card. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Adores circular objects. Wanders the streets on a nightly basis to look for dropped loose change."

I keep a set binder for Base Set 2, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base Set 2 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Meowth 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.