Tangela 87/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Tangela is 87/106, in position 87 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 86 Swablu, and after it is 88 Togepi. The listed rarity is Common.

Tangela is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 12. In the Pokédex this is Tangela (#114), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Tangrowth, Tangrowth (#465) under evolves to.

Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 212 other cards in the catalog.

Tangela (#114) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tangela 66/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Sumiyoshi Kizuki illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Tangela list a different HP.

The attack Vine Invite lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. Grass Knot is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Colorless Energy in the Defending Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the the Retreat Cost). Weakness is Fire +10. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is shrouded by blue vines. No one has seen the face hidden behind this growth of vines."

I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tangela can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.