Meganium 13/123 · Mysterious Treasures

Meganium is Pokédex #154, generation 2 (Johto). Meganium is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. The card lists level 48. The card says it evolves from Bayleef. In this catalog that name is Bayleef (#153).

Meganium sits at 13/123 in Mysterious Treasures, position 13 of 124. Before it is 12 Magmortar, and after it is 14 Mesprit. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2007. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Ultra Powder lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip 3 coins. If the first coin is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If the second coin is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. If the third coin is heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Fire Counterattack is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. If your opponent has any Fire Pokémon in play, this attack does 60 damage plus 30 more damage. Weakness is Fire +30. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its breath has the fantastic ability to revive dead plants and flowers."

Meganium (#154) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Meganium 10/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Daisuke Ito illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 15 other cards of Meganium list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Daisuke Ito. I count 47 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Mysterious Treasures set binder is where a full Mysterious Treasures set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Meganium can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.