Oshawott BW03/101 · BW Black Star Promos

BW Black Star Promos is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on March 1, 2011. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. Oshawott is BW03/101, in position 3 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is BW02 Tepig, and after it is BW004 Reshiram. The listed rarity is Promo.

Oshawott is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Oshawott (#501), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Dewott, Dewott (#502) under evolves to.

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

Oshawott (#501) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Oshawott BW08/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Oshawott list a different HP.

The attack Water Pulse lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It fights using the scalchop on its stomach. In response to an attack, it retaliates immediately by slashing."

I keep a set binder for BW Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the BW Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Oshawott can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.