Venonat 97/130 · 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. Venonat is 97/130, in position 97 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 96 Tangela, and after it is 98 Voltorb. The listed rarity is Common.

Venonat is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. In the Pokédex this is Venonat (#048), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Venomoth, Venomoth (#049) under evolves to.

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

Venonat (#048) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Venonat 63/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 9 other cards of Venonat list a different HP.

The attack Stun Spore lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Leech Life is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Remove a number of damage counters from Venonat equal to the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). If Venonat has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats insects. It is attracted by light at night."

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. Venonat 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.