Vespiquen 39/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Diamond & Pearl is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Vespiquen is 39/130, in position 39 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 38 Steelix, and after it is 40 Weavile. The listed rarity is Rare.

Vespiquen is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 40. In the Pokédex this is Vespiquen (#416), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Combee. In this catalog that name is Combee (#415).

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

Vespiquen (#416) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2023. The earliest other card is Vespiquen 31/100 in Stormfront (2008). Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Kent Kanetsuna illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 8 other cards of Vespiquen list a different HP.

The attack Leaf Honey lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Discard a Grass Energy attached to Vespiquen and remove all damage counters from 1 of your Benched Grass Pokémon. Attack Order is another attack lists 10× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 damage times the number of Grass Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's). Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by COMBEE."

I keep a set binder for Diamond & Pearl, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Diamond & Pearl set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Vespiquen can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards and Berries and fruit. I still need this card.