Sudowoodo 35/123 · Mysterious Treasures

Sudowoodo is Pokédex #185, generation 2 (Johto). Sudowoodo is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 22.

Sudowoodo sits at 35/123 in Mysterious Treasures, position 35 of 124. Before it is 34 Slaking, and after it is 36 Toxicroak. 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.

The attack Sidestep lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. If Bonsly is anywhere under Sudowoodo, flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Sudowoodo during your opponent's next turn. Persuade is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. The new Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Despite appearing to be a tree, its body is closer to rocks and stones. It is very weak to water."

Sudowoodo (#185) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Sudowoodo 77/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 18 other cards of Sudowoodo list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 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. Sudowoodo can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.