Dratini 53/82 · Team Rocket

Dratini is Pokédex #147, generation 1 (Kanto). Dratini is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Dragonair, Dragonair (#148) under evolves to.

Dratini sits at 53/82 in Team Rocket, position 53 of 83. Before it is 52 Diglett, and after it is 54 Drowzee. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on April 24, 2000. The printed size is 82. This checklist is longer, at 83 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Wrap lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Resistance is Psychic -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The capture of the first Dratini inspired the search for other legendary Pokémon."

Dratini (#147) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dratini 26/102 in Base (1999). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Dratini list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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