Grotle 49/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Grotle is Pokédex #388, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Grotle is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 21. The card says it evolves from Turtwig. In this catalog that name is Turtwig (#387). The card lists Torterra, Torterra (#389) under evolves to.

Grotle sits at 49/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 49 of 130. Before it is 48 Elekid, and after it is 50 Haunter. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Synthesis lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Search your deck for a Grass Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Cut is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe its treed shell."

Grotle (#388) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2024. The earliest other card is Grotle 37/100 in Majestic Dawn (2008). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Grotle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Diamond & Pearl set binder is where a full Diamond & Pearl set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Grotle can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.