Weavile 40/130 · 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. Weavile is 40/130, in position 40 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 39 Vespiquen, and after it is 41 Wobbuffet. The listed rarity is Rare.

Weavile is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 37. In the Pokédex this is Weavile (#461), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Sneasel. In this catalog that name is Sneasel (#215).

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Weavile (#461) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Weavile 40/132 in Secret Wonders (2007). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Weavile list a different HP.

The attack Nasty Plot lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Search your deck for any 1 card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Dark Pulse is another attack lists 10× damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Darkness. Does 10 damage times the total amount of Darkness Energy attached to all of your Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting +20. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They live in cold regions, forming groups of four or five that hunt prey with impressive coordination."

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. Weavile can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.