Gastrodon West Sea 9/132 · Secret Wonders

Gastrodon is Pokédex #423, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Gastrodon West Sea is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 44. The card says it evolves from Shellos West Sea. In this catalog that name is Shellos (#422).

Gastrodon West Sea sits at 9/132 in Secret Wonders, position 9 of 132. Before it is 8 Gastrodon East Sea, and after it is 10 Ho-Oh. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2007. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Raging Flood lists 20+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Gastrodon West Sea. Then, remove 2 damage counters from Gastrodon West Sea. Wild Waves is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Put 1 damage counter on each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). Weakness is Grass +30. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It has a pliable body without any bones. If any part of its body is torn off, it grows right back."

Gastrodon (#423) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Gastrodon East Sea 8/132 in Secret Wonders (2007). That card is named Gastrodon East Sea, while this one is Gastrodon West Sea. Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 6 other cards of Gastrodon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kazuyuki Kano. I count 26 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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