Politoed 12/146 · Legends Awakened

Legends Awakened is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2008. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. Politoed is 12/146, in position 12 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 11 Mewtwo, and after it is 13 Probopass. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Politoed is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 120 HP. The card lists level 49. In the Pokédex this is Politoed (#186), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Politoed (#186) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2022. The earliest other card is Politoed 8/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 8 other cards of Politoed list a different HP.

Enthusiasm is listed as Poké-Body. If you have Poliwag, Poliwhirl, and Poliwrath in play, each of these Pokémon's attacks does 60 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Frog Hop lists 40+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 40 more damage. Weakness is Grass +30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It gathers groups of others as their leader. Its cries make Poliwag obey."

I keep a set binder for Legends Awakened, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Legends Awakened set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Politoed can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.