Poliwag 88/130 · 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. Poliwag is 88/130, in position 88 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 87 Pikachu, and after it is 89 Rattata. The listed rarity is Common.

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

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

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 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwag 59/102 in Base (1999). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 14 other cards of Poliwag list a different HP.

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. You can't add more than 20 damage in this way. 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."

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. Poliwag can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.