Wartortle 15/101 · Plasma Blast

Wartortle is Pokédex #008, generation 1 (Kanto). Wartortle is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Squirtle. In this catalog that name is Squirtle (#007). The card lists Blastoise, Blastoise (#009) under evolves to.

Wartortle sits at 15/101 in Plasma Blast, position 15 of 105. Before it is 14 Squirtle, and after it is 16 Blastoise. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on August 14, 2013. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 105 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Bubble lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Double Spin is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is said to live 10,000 years. Its furry tail is popular as a symbol of longevity."

Wartortle (#008) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Wartortle 42/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Wartortle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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